Chapter 42: ASP Examples
ASP and VBScript Examples — that is, the real, runnable code snippets that show how Classic ASP + VBScript actually worked in practice.
When people say “ASP and VBScript examples”, they almost always mean one of two things:
- The small, focused code snippets from the W3Schools ASP tutorial (the most common place beginners land)
- The typical real-world patterns you would see in actual Classic ASP websites built between ~1998–2010 (and still running in many legacy Indian business, government, banking, and ERP systems in 2026)
I will explain both — first the W3Schools-style examples (very clean and educational), then the real production-style examples you would find in old company codebases (messier, more practical, with all the warts).
We will go very slowly, line by line, like I’m sitting next to you debugging the code in 2005.
1. Quick Refresher – What is Classic ASP + VBScript?
- Classic ASP = Active Server Pages (1996–2002 era)
- Files end with .asp
- Code runs on the server (IIS on Windows)
- Default language inside = VBScript (Microsoft’s simplified VB)
- Syntax = <% code here %> and <%= print this %>
Everything outside <% %> is sent to the browser as HTML.
2. W3Schools-Style ASP + VBScript Examples (Clean & Educational)
These are the kind of examples you see on W3Schools — short, focused, perfect for learning.
Example 1 – Hello World + Variables + Time
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<%@ Language=VBScript %> <% Option Explicit %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Hello ASP</title> </head> <body> <h1>Hello from Classic ASP!</h1> <% Dim name Dim city Dim age name = "Rahul" city = "Hyderabad" age = 27 Response.Write "<p>Welcome, " & Server.HTMLEncode(name) & " from " & city & "!</p>" Response.Write "<p>You are " & age & " years old.</p>" %> <p>Current server time: <%= Now() %></p> <p>Today's date: <%= Date() %></p> </body> </html> |
What the browser sees (View Source):
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<h1>Hello from Classic ASP!</h1> <p>Welcome, Rahul from Hyderabad!</p> <p>You are 27 years old.</p> <p>Current server time: 16/02/2026 17:12:45</p> <p>Today's date: 16/02/2026</p> |
Example 2 – Form + Same-Page Processing (Very Common)
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<%@ Language=VBScript %> <% Option Explicit %> <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Enter your details</h2> <form method="post" action="form.asp"> Name: <input type="text" name="txtName" value="<%= Request.Form("txtName") %>"><br> City: <input type="text" name="txtCity" value="<%= Request.Form("txtCity") %>"><br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> <% If Request.Form("txtName") <> "" Then Dim name, city name = Trim(Request.Form("txtName")) city = Trim(Request.Form("txtCity")) Response.Write "<hr>" Response.Write "<h3>Thank you!</h3>" Response.Write "<p>Name: " & Server.HTMLEncode(name) & "</p>" Response.Write "<p>City: " & Server.HTMLEncode(city) & "</p>" Response.Write "<p>Name length: " & Len(name) & " characters</p>" End If %> </body> </html> |
Key learning points:
- Same page handles display + processing (action=”form.asp”)
- Re-fill fields after submit using value=”<%= Request.Form(“key”) %>”
- Always Trim() user input
- Always Server.HTMLEncode when printing
3. Real-World Production-Style Examples (What You Actually Saw in 2000–2010 Code)
These are messier, more practical, and closer to what you would find in old company codebases.
Example 3 – Login Check + Session (Very Typical)
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<!-- login_check.inc (included in every protected page) --> <% If Session("LoggedIn") <> True Then Response.Redirect "login.asp" End If ' Optional: refresh session timeout Session.Timeout = 30 %> <!-- login.asp --> <% If Request.Form("username") <> "" Then Dim u, p u = Trim(Request.Form("username")) p = Trim(Request.Form("password")) ' Dummy check (real code would query database) If u = "admin" And p = "secret123" Then Session("LoggedIn") = True Session("UserName") = u Session("LastLogin") = Now() Response.Redirect "dashboard.asp" Else Response.Write "<p style='color:red;'>Invalid login!</p>" End If End If %> <form method="post"> Username: <input type="text" name="username"><br> Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br> <input type="submit" value="Login"> </form> |
Example 4 – Database Loop (ADO + For Each Recordset – Extremely Common)
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<% Dim conn, rs Set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") conn.Open "Provider=SQLNCLI11;Server=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyShop;Trusted_Connection=yes;" Set rs = conn.Execute("SELECT ProductName, UnitPrice FROM Products ORDER BY ProductName") If Not rs.EOF Then %> <table border="1"> <tr><th>Product</th><th>Price</th></tr> <% Do While Not rs.EOF %> <tr> <td><%= Server.HTMLEncode(rs("ProductName")) %></td> <td><%= FormatCurrency(rs("UnitPrice")) %></td> </tr> <% rs.MoveNext Loop %> </table> <% Else Response.Write "<p>No products found.</p>" End If rs.Close conn.Close Set rs = Nothing Set conn = Nothing %> |
5. Teacher Summary – ASP + VBScript Examples
ASP + VBScript examples are:
- Small .asp files mixing HTML + VBScript
- Code inside <% … %>, output with <%= … %> or Response.Write
- Variables with Dim, case-insensitive
- Forms use Request.Form(“key”), Request(“key”) shortcut
- Loops with For Each … Next, For i = … To … Next, Do While Not rs.EOF … rs.MoveNext … Loop
- Database with ADODB (Connection + Recordset)
- Session for login/cart, Application for global data
- Always Server.HTMLEncode user output
- Often split into .inc files for header/footer/functions
This is the style that powered millions of small-to-medium websites 1998–2010 — and many legacy Indian systems (small shops, government portals, internal tools) still run exactly this kind of code in 2026.
Questions for next?
- Want a full mini e-commerce example (products list + add to cart + session cart)?
- Or upload file example (very common request)?
- Or compare Classic ASP + VBScript vs Razor + C# side-by-side?
- Or move to the next W3Schools topic (ASP Cookies or ASP Sessions)?
Just tell me — I’m here! 🚀🇮🇳 Keep learning strong, Webliance! 😊
