Re: PHP tag coloring

From: chris leeds (chris_at_nedp.net)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:13:25 -0500

so do you think the book is wrong about being able to run php on an asp
page?

do you know of an easy way to "convert" php scripting to one of the more
common asp scripting languages? 

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"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> ASP coding can be written in VBScript (the most common, and the one you
will find the most support
> for), JScript or Perl (as I have read).
>
> PHP is a competing technology, and you wouldn't mixed the two, as it can
basically do everything
> that ASP can do.
>
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> "chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
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> > which brings me to pose this question to your qualified brain:
> > when I was reading an .asp book it went on and on about .asp isn't a
> > language but a platform.  that lots of different languages could be used
in
> > an asp page, even PHP!
> > I'm assuming that the language call atop the page would be like php
instead
> > of vbscript.
> > have you ever seen anything like that?
> >
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> > "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:uDZ5MwZDEHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > If you learn, say ASP well enough, then you can look at scripts
written in
> > PHP, CGI-Perl, etc., and
> > > then create the same functionality with ASP/VBScript.
> > >
> > > Personally I think it is a bad idea and will lead to problem down the
road
> > it you use multiple
> > > server-side technologies in a web site, unless you know you will be
the
> > only one always working on
> > > it.
> > >
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> > >
> > > "chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
> > news:e3x7zuUDEHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > I think as a web developer you should be able to use virtually
anything.
> > > > Luckily I'm not very proficient at any particular language so I can
get
> > by
> > > > in all without big prejudice.
> > > > I will say this: <imho> asp/ vbscript is about as easy to look at
and
> > > > understand as it gets.  FrontPage tends to leave it alone and it's
> > pretty
> > > > easy to modify preexisting applications written in it.</imho>
> > > > on the other hand there is sooooo much free php stuff out there that
> > you're
> > > > probably going to wind up using some of it at some time or another.
> > Lets
> > > > say you've got a client with a car lot and not a ton of money to
spend.
> > you
> > > > hunt through hotscripts to look for a place to start, etc. and there
is
> > a
> > > > php app that looks like it's pretty close.  you're going to use it,
or
> > at
> > > > least you should at least consider it.
> > > > If you can get a big headstart on a project because there is some
free
> > open
> > > > source script package out there.......
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > "Eliezer Kanal" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > > > news:521B29DB-9D9E-41C6-A0B8-9A5A97E563DB@microsoft.com...
> > > > > This deviates from the original question a bit, but I'm interested
in
> > > > hearing what you folks have to say... as a web developer, why should
I
> > use
> > > > .asp over .php?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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