Re: PHP tag coloring

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

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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:43:42 -0500

received and understood. ;-)

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"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> I don't think the book is wrong, just that is a very very bad idea, since
it will cause the page to
> have to processed twice (once by the ASP engine and then the PHP engine)
before it is render in the
> browser, and then if you have errors, well it should be fun trying to fix
them. Also both use
> sessions which could cause problems.
>
> I don't know of any conversions applications, but I have never looked for
any. What I have done is
> to look at what the PHP script was doing, and then re-write the same
functionality using VBScript.
>
> Also when you look a various sites on the web, you will not see a site
using more than one
> server-side scripting technology. At least I haven't.
>
> Even with ASP and ASP.net it is not a good idea to mix the two, but can be
done.
>
> I prefer to learn one technology and to learn it as well as possible, then
to learn a bunch of
> technologies and not know any them very well.
>
> --
>  ==============================================
> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
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> FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
> ==============================================
> To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>
> "chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
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> > 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
> > news:##VFzAcDEHA.1744@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > --
> > >  ==============================================
> > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> > > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
> > > http://www.ycoln-resources.com
> > > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
> > > ==============================================
> > > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
> > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > >
> > > "chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
> > news:eonJfhbDEHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > 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?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > The email address on this posting is a "black hole".  I got tired of
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> > the
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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.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >  ==============================================
> > > > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> > > > > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
> > > > > http://www.ycoln-resources.com
> > > > > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
> > > > > ==============================================
> > > > > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support
see:
> > > > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > > > >
> > > > > "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.......
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > The email address on this posting is a "black hole".  I got
tired of
> > all
> > > > the
> > > > > > spam.
> > > > > > Please feel free to contact me here:
> > > > > > http://nedp.net/contact/
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "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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