What the Guide Contains

The following table describes the contents of each section in this guide, and the users who will benefit most from reading them. The first half of the guide contains information about the configuration and use of Sun ONE Active Server Pages. The second half provides developer reference information (starting with "ASP Built-in Objects Reference").


Section	Audience	Description
Introduction	System administrators and Web developers	Provides an overview of Sun ONE ASP and this documentation, including information about new features, supported platforms, and steps you should take before running your installation of Sun ONE ASP.
Using the Administration Console	System administrators	Describes how to access and use the Sun ONE ASP Administration Console for basic tasks such as configuring usernames and passwords, contacting Customer Support, and viewing the README. The Administration Console is the browser-based application used for managing Sun ONE ASP.
Managing the ASP Server	System administrators	Provides information about administering Sun ONE ASP from the Sun ONE ASP Administration Console, including information about changing ASP Server configuration settings, configuring security, and optimizing server performance. Also provides overview information about creating database connections and enabling users to publish ASP applications to the Web server.
Managing the Web Server	System administrators	Provides information about managing certain Web server settings from the Sun ONE ASP Administration Console (note that most Web server management is handled through the Web server’s own management interface).
Command-line Management	System administrators	Provides information about performing management tasks from the command line.
Configuring a Database	System administrators	Describes how to create and edit Data Source Names (DSNs), and how to configure the ASP Server to connect with supported databases.
Using Database Tools	System administrators and Web developers	Describes the Sun ONE ASP Database Publisher and DBMS tools. Database Publisher enables a Microsoft Access database running on Windows to be published to a MySQL database running on UNIX or Linux (with Sun ONE ASP installed). DBMS enables MySQL databases to be administered from an administration console instead of strictly from the command line.
Building Sun ONE ASP Applications	System administrators and Web developers	Introduces the basics of developing ASP applications, including information about creating an ASP page, adding scripts and server-side includes, defining the application on the server, and developing international applications. Also discusses how to extend ASP applications by using objects and components, how to connect to a database, and how to publish a Sun ONE ASP application.
ASP Built-in Objects Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about built-in (intrinsic) ASP objects.
ASP Component Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about ASP components.
ADO Component Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about ADO (ActiveX Data Objects).
Chili!Beans Component Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about the Sun ONE ASP Chili!Beans ActiveX control, a wrapper that enables Java objects to be used by COM controllers. Also provides reference information about the new ASP servlet interface, which enables Java objects designed for use in JSPs to be integrated into Sun ONE ASP applications directly from ASP scripting.
XML Support	Web developer (reference section)	Provides reference information about XML support provided in Sun ONE ASP.
SpicePack Component Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about the Sun ONE ASP SpicePack components, a set of COM components that handle commonly used ASP application functionality.
Scripting Languages Reference	Web developers (reference section)	Provides reference information about Microsoft VBScript and JScript, and about Sun ONE ASP VBScript and Sun ONE ASP JavaScript (the Sun ONE ASP scripting engines).
Errors Reference	System administrators and Web developers	Explains error messages you might encounter when using Sun ONE ASP.
Troubleshooting	System administrators and Web developers	Provides access to troubleshooting information, most of which is available from the Sun ONE ASP knowledge base.
Advanced Administration Options	System administrators and Web developers	Describes advanced administration options for expert users of Sun ONE ASP.
Glossaries	System administrators and Web developers	Contains two glossaries: A general glossary with terms you might encounter when administering Sun ONE ASP and developing ASP applications, and a user interface glossary with terms specific to the Sun ONE ASP Administration Console GUI.