BA394 VBScript Lecture 1

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BA394 VBScript Lecture 1

• Tim Faltemier

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Introduction

• Welcome to BA394 VBScript Tutorial
• My Contact Information
• Tim Faltemier
• faltemie_at_uiuc.edu

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Course Specifics

• This course will be Monday / Tuesday Nights
  starting at 700 pm
• Format of Lecture
• First 40-45 minutes New Topics / Questions
• 5 minute break
• Remaining time Group project work (Optional)

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Quiz / Exam Information

• Every Thursday at the beginning of class, there
  will be a short 10-15 minute quiz to test what
  you learned the week before.
• There will be 8 quizzes total, only the best 7
  will count. (Each quiz will count for 3 of your
  grade)
• Tentative Exam Date April 4th In class (14 of
  your grade)

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In this Lecture

• In this session, we will go over how to setup
  your individual web spaces.
• A crash course in using Visual Interdev.
• A quick WS-FTP Tutorial (If Necessary)
• A few examples of ASP and Visual Interdev.

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Setting up web spaces

• Connect to the following web address
• http//accounts.ad.uiuc.edu/
• Proceed to login with your UIUC username and
  password.
• Reset your password to one that you will
  remember. (This is usually the same as your UIUC
  password)
• Check the box Unlock Account
• This allows the server to know that you are a
  valid user of the system.

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Account Information

• Now that your web spaces setup is finished, write
  down the following information for you own use.
• Server Login UIUC\netid
• Example (UIUC\faltemie)
• Server Password The one you just set
• Web space directory BA394_SP02_team_
• Example (BA394_SP02_team_7)

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Visual Interdev

• This program will be your main source for all of
  the VBScript and HTML editing
• Everything that you will need to do (besides
  graphics) can be done through this program
• The following can be done using Interdev
• Project creation, file editing, database
  manipulation (add tables, change tables, etc.)

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Connecting to the Server (I)

• Open Visual Interdev v. 6.0
• Open File?New Project?Select New Web Project on
  the right
• Put in a disk into the drive (Zip or Floppy),
  name your project (Team) and specify the
  location of where you want your project stored at
  the bottom.
• Example A\Team7

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Connecting to the Server (II)

• For server location enter the following
• www.cba.uiuc.edu and select one of the following
  options
• Local Mode Good when many people are logged
  in at the same time. (Updates only when you tell
  it to)
• Master Mode Good when the group is working
  together at the same time on one machine.
  (Updates automatically)

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Connecting to the Server (III)

• When step 2 of the wizard shows up, select
  connect to an existing web application and then
  select the folder that relates to your group.
• Example BA394_SP02_Team_7
• When asked for your username and password they
  are
• UIUC\netid
• UIUC password that you set earlier
• When asked if you want to install a script
  library click No. (May not be asked this)
• Thats it, now you are fully connected to your
  groups web directory.

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WS-FTP Tutorial (Or Any FTP Program)

• Host-Name www.cba.uiuc.edu
• Login / Password Same as web server (see slide
  7)
• Once this information is entered, simply hit
  connect and find and enter your teams directory
  (BA394_SP02_team_7)
• At this point, you can upload / download / delete
  / rename files at your own will. (Caution If you
  delete a file or upload over an existing file, it
  is GONE!)

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Examples

• How to setup an existing web project
• How to create a basic HTML / ASP page
• How to view / run your creation

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Questions or Comments
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Where to Get More Information

• The following is a great list for samples and
  explanations.
• http//www.asp101.com
• http//www.planet-source-code.com
• My site for notes and examples from this lecture
• http//www.cba.uiuc.edu/BA394_SP02_team_7/