Web Server

[ArtGon]

I wanted to start learning Visual InterDev but I can't even start a new program. It asks me for my Web server, and I dont know what it is. How can I figure out what my web server is.

[mickdoc]

hmmmm... personally I wouldn't bother with Interdev... It sux!

Your webserver is something you have to set up... Internet Information Server has to be installed on your system. What OS are you using?

Is it ASP or ASP.NET you are going to do?

If it's ASP then I would use something like Textpad and get the addon for Classic ASP to colour code your text.

If it's ASP.NET then use Web Matrix. It's a free download from Microsoft and it also has the best Namespace browser I have seen... you will get that at ASP.NET (http://www.asp.net). It also contains its own web server for personal use (probably all you need) which means you don't have to mess around with IIS if you don't know it.

I actually used Allaire Homesite and then Macromedia Dreamweaver (I hand coded everything... not drag and drop!). Homesite was magic... until Macromedia got their hands on it.


Mick