cannot display asp

88weird · Feb 2, 2003

I am using windows xp and have iis 5.0 installed. I am new to asp and am trying to get my code to display in the browser. when i open it in internet explorer, I just get a blank page, or the html and it will not execute the asp scripts. I have tried several different asp files.
this is not my code i am just trying to get some examples to work

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Demo ASP page</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<h1>just some standard html</h1>
<%
response.write("using asp to write to the page&quot

'PROGRAMMERS NOTE
'the line terminator in VBs is the carriage return!

'lets tell everyone what day of the week it is!

'get the current date
currentDate = Date

'extract the day of the week information
weekDayValue = weekday(currentDate)

'work out what the value is in real money
'PROGRAMMERS NOTE
'you could do this with a CASE statement
'so if you feel brave look up the SELECT CASE
'and use that instead of the big if

if weekDayValue = 1 then
weekDayActual = "Sunday"
elseif weekDayValue = 2 then
weekDayActual = "Monday"
elseif weekDayValue = 3 then
weekDayActual = "Tuesday"
elseif weekDayValue = 4 then
weekDayActual = "Wednesday"
elseif weekDayValue = 5 then
weekDayActual = "Thursday"
elseif weekDayValue = 6 then
weekDayActual = "Friday"
elseif weekDayValue = 7 then
weekDayActual = "Saturday"
else
weekDayActual = "Ooops, something's not right here!"
end if
%>

<p>
Today is <b><i><%= weekdayActual %></i></b>

</BODY>
</HTML>

vbkris · Feb 2, 2003

do nto try such a complex program at fisrt. try a program with just a response.write statement.

<html>
<body>
<%="Is this printed"%>
</body>
</html>

FesterSXS · Feb 2, 2003

What error is being displayed if any? If no error is visible and just a blank page then do a 'View Source' as the error may be displayed there Tony

http://www.SpiraxSarco.com/cad

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

Hi,

I also facing the same problem you had for couple of days. Me as well new to this technology.

I would really appreciate if you could share the ideas or logic you got to solve your problem.

Many thanks in advance...

Regards,

Ahmed J.
email: ajewahar@sa.dhl.com

GaryC123 · Feb 3, 2003

Check in Internet Information Services that scripts are allowed to run, this is the case by default i believe, but may be worth checking as the code above works fine. Saturday 12.00

20.00

3.00am

Sunday [img http

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

Yes, scripts are allowed to run....

Appreciate you help....

Rgds - Ahmed

FesterSXS · Feb 3, 2003

Are you not getting any error messages at all?? Tony

http://www.SpiraxSarco.com/cad

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

No error message... In the status bar I coiuld see the message like "connecting to <machine>.."

Below is the code I tried: Alll HTML part printed. No ASP part displayed.

Once I get both displayed.

<html>
<head><title>This is the First ASP test</title>
</head>

<body>

This is the first line of the page <br>

This is the 2nd line of the page <br>
This is the 3rd line of the page <br>

<%
x = 10*30
Response.Write "The Product of 10 and 30 is :" & x
Response.Write "The Product of 10 and 30 is :" & x
%>

</body>
</html>

88weird · Feb 3, 2003

I do not get any error messages and scripts are running. All I get on this particular script is (Just some standard html todays date is) and then nothing else. it does not display the date

martiros · Feb 3, 2003

How do you call this page? server address - ?
Is it in your

http://wwwroot

dir?

88weird · Feb 3, 2003

yes it is in my

http://wwwroot

directory. Right now I am just going to that directory, right clicking and opening with internet explorer.

martiros · Feb 3, 2003

you can't do that with asp pages.
You must type

http://localhost/yourpage.asp

into your browser's address box

http://localhost/

- this the default address of your

http://wwwrooot

folder

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

No error message. I access the ASP from my workstation. Type the following in address bar:

http://ComputerName

or IP/test/First.ASP

Shall I reinstall IIS again on Win2002 Server ?.

Rgds - Ahmed

Tarwn · Feb 3, 2003

Do a view source from your browser and see if the asp script is showing up in the source, if it isn't then there is at least som processing happening, if the asp is in the source exactctly like it is in your file than nothing is processing.

-Tarwn ________________________________________________________________________________
Sometimes it is how you ask the question: faq333-2924
Many ASP questions have already been answered, please check faq333-3048 and use the search tool before posting

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

Yes, tried the following code in a file called "test_new.asp"

<html>
<body>
<h3> Helloooo </h3>
<hr><hr>
<%="Is this printed"%>
</body>
</html>

I type the following from IE address bar to load the above ASP file:

http://199.40.97.34/Test/test_new.asp

Nothing displayed on Browser. I get a message after longtime. timeout expired.

I tried to load the above ASP file from IE file/open method where I get HTML part is being displayed. I look for the source and found all my above codes in place.

It's really strange !!!! .Any luck to solve this problem

Secondly, the "back slash (//) I used with http:// is it correct ?.

Rgds - Ahmed

vbkris · Feb 3, 2003

hi,
try loading an html file rather than ASP file. do not use File/Open method of IE.

http://199.40.97.34/Test/test_new.html

if the html file also does not work think about reinstalling.

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

I tried the following code in a .HTML file. Teh address I type as follows from IE and it works fine. But ASP part not displayed.

Address:

http://MyServer/Test/test_new.html

<html>
<body>
<h3> Helooow </h3>
<hr><hr><hr>
<hr color ="green" size = 6>
<%="Is this printed"%>
</body>
</html>

Is there any luck to get this problem ?. Thanks for your reply..

Looking frwd to rcve your advise...

Rgds - Ahmed

vbkris · Feb 3, 2003

hi,
never include ASP in .html, it never works.
excluding the ASP check wether a plain html works.

addsd · Feb 3, 2003

Excluded ASP part from .HTML file.

Tried to load .HTML file. It works fine. Also I tried other HTML files available in the IIS server and all of them work fine.

Rgds - Ahmed

vbkris · Feb 4, 2003

STUMPED

try reinstalling IIS

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