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<h1><a name="introducingactiveserverpages">Understanding Active Server Pages</a></h1>
<p>Active Server Pages (ASP) makes it easy to generate dynamic content for the Web and to build powerful Web applications. Whether you are a Web designer or a Web developer, this introduction explains how ASP can help you.</p>
<p>This section contains:</p>
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<li><strong><a href="iiwaabt.htm">Introduction to Active Server Pages</a>:</strong> Provides an overview of Active Server Pages.</li>
<li><strong><a href="iiwanew.htm">What's New in ASP</a>:</strong> Describes new features added in this release.</li>
<li><strong><A HREF="iiwachng.htm">Important Changes in ASP</A>:</strong> Describes functionality and behavior that has changed for this release.</li>
<li><strong><a href="ASPtut00.htm">ASP Tutorial</a>:</strong> Provides step-by-step instructional lessons for creating server-side scripts with ASP.</li>
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<p>This section does <em>not</em> contain information on:</p>
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<li>Fundamental concepts of writing server-side scripts with ASP; see <a href="iiwauslw.htm">Building ASP Pages</a>.</li>
<li>Information on writing more advanced scripts; see <a href="eadg8qpj.htm">Web Applications: An Overview</a>.</li>
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