Need Basic Info On Web Programming

[MartinLiss]

First of all let me say that I'm an experienced VB programmer but I know nothing about programming in VB for the Web. Lets say I wanted to write a VB program that could be executed from the Web that would for example read the text in this post. How would I go about doing that?

[asabi]

I would go on ASP, if you are familiar with VB it should be very easy for you.

[lychew]

Since you are an experienced VB programmer, then you can do all your objects in VB. Call all those objects using server.createobject in ASP. Then you can use all the method and properties in the object for your web page.

[Serge]

Marty, check out Active Server Pages 2.0 Professional from Wrox Press - Here's the link (http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/Details.asp?ISBN=1861001266) , thats how I learned ASP. You would have no problem at all, trust me. If you use VBScript, then you would realize that it's a stripped version of VB. All your variables are Variant.

Also, I'm working on a VB web site (Message Board particularly) at the moment, and I'd like you to see how it looks. At this time you cannot create your own login, but it should be done by the end of this weekend.

VBGarage (http://216.200.173.158/vbgarage/)

Check out Forum Feedback for explanations why my Message Board look the way it is.

Tell me what you think after all.

By the way, I'm using SQL Server 7.0 as a back end. Everything you would see on the screen is being generated dynamically from the database...

Regards,

[HarryW]

Hey Serge, that rocks :D

[Matt_T_hat]

Originally posted by Serge
Also, I'm working on a VB web site (Message Board particularly) at the moment, and I'd like you to see how it looks. At this time you cannot create your own login, but it should be done by the end of this weekend.


Ah-ha! UREKA and all that. I am a fairly expirence VBer. I have a dedicated ASP host and am looking to provide a system where members can post pictures and/or stories and have other people (members) leave comments underneath. Perhaps you could help?

[ashay]

hi,
u cud use Microsoft's XMLHttp component to retrieve the html contents of a web site

Dim xmlObj 'as MSXML2.ServerXMLHttp
Dim sUrl 'as String
Dim sHtmlCode 'as String

Set xmlObj=Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHttp")
sUrl="http://www.vbworld.com"
xmlObj.Open "GET",sUrl,false
xmlObj.Send
sHtmlCode=xmlObj.responseText

nao, sHtmlCode will have the html content of the sUrl

U can parse this string to find the retrieve the necessary content.

Hope this helps..... :)

regds,
ashay

[Matt_T_hat]

Originally posted by ashay
hi,
u cud use Microsoft's XMLHttp component to retrieve the html contents of a web site

...

nao, sHtmlCode will have the html content of the sUrl

U can parse this string to find the retrieve the necessary content.

Hope this helps..... :)

regds,
ashay

Yeah that seems to be the ticket... (feels thick) must admit I am unsertain how I'd apply it. Not even sure if I follow how it works. I guess I'll figure it out... eventually :(

Hmm, right then .........

[ashay]

Originally posted by Matt_T_hat
Yeah that seems to be the ticket... (feels thick) must admit I am unsertain how I'd apply it. Not even sure if I follow how it works. I guess I'll figure it out... eventually :(

Hmm, right then .........

Mine was an answer to Martin Liss not urrs......:rolleyes:

regds,
ashay