JScript tutorials and script samples for ASP

[bcarl314]

I'm starting to learn ASP for a job, and rather than start from scratch with VBScript, I understand that ASP can be written in MS JScript, which is similar to JavaScript as I understand it.

Does anyone know of some sources / tutorials for JScript other than the MS website? I specifically interested in connecting to an Oracle DB with JScript.

I've done a search on google, but can't find anything with JScript. Lots with VBScript, but I'm not interested in learning that unless absolutley necessary.

Thanks for the help

[Bullschmidt]

CoverYourASP.com by James Shaw
http://www.coveryourasp.com/
Has sample code that is server-side JavaScript.

[whammy]

Good luck if you want to use JScript though, for ASP - you'll find MUCH more documentation for VBScript, and it's a really easy (and potentially sloppy - one drawback) language.

[Eskimo]

I have done just fine working with JScript in ASP. Its very true that you will find more documentation on VBScript. But it is not the only choice.

I don't know if its 'easier' to work in VBS, I suspect that it makes more sense to Simone that is unfamiliar with scripting and would like to learn how. Thats not a downside at all, most (90%+) of the ASP Sites you see are written in VBS, so you know it works fine. I have no clue why more people use one over the other.

I use JScript out of personal preference.

[whammy]

Well JScript is a JavaScript knockoff, so of course it's better than VBScript, it has C-type syntax, and is much more strict (yay). :)

Sometimes I use it out of sheer laziness since a certain function might be much easier to write in javascript. But the opposite occasionally holds true as well... for instance VBScript has a few really handy built-in date/time functions (not that you couldn't just write them in javascript and use your own API, though). ;)