HTML Scripting Pages

HTML Scripting Pages (HSP) is a powerful client-side scripting plug-in DLL for Internet Explorer that is fully compatible with ASP. With HSP, you can run ASP webpages on any Windows PC without the need for a webserver. Whether you use Internet Explorer or the Microsoft webbrowser ActiveX control, you can now code the same mixed HTML and VBScript webpages using familiar ASP objects like Application, Session, Server, Request, and Response.

The great news is that HSP runs entirely on the Windows client machine – in a single DLL. Now, you can display dynamically-generated HTML in your Windows apps in embedded WebBrowser controls, just like Microsoft does in all of their new applications. This means you no longer require a personal webserver to run ASP pages on Windows client machines. The HSP pluggable protocol is essentially an ASP webserver in a single DLL. With HSP, you can transform your IE web browser or embedded web browser ActiveX control into a dynamic, interactive programming environment.

HSP is the first product that makes it possible to create "browser applications". You can do the same things you do with server-side ASP, but now it all happens inside Internet Explorer with no Internet connection. This means you can create and display dynamic webpages in your applications (web browser control) or right inside Internet Explorer. This opens up exciting possibilities as many people see the web browser as the ideal place to run desktop applications.

Here are some of the fantastic things you can do with HSP:

- Use HSP with WOW to generate HTML dynamically for your user interfaces.
- Hyperlink your relational database data in webbrowser controls.
- Create dazzling Windows Forms, Splash windows, and About Boxes.
- Develop company profiles/product catalogs to distribute on CD.
- Create Interactive Install programs and Educational software products using HTML/ASP.
- You can even ship an entire ASP website on CD!
- HSP makes IE the ultimate Web Services client, opening up possibilities of displaying Web Service result data in embedded webbrowser ActiveX controls.

In summary, HTML Scripting Pages is an excellent tool for all Windows users who want the ability to run ASP webpages on their client machines without the need for a webserver. HSP opens up a whole new world of possibilities, allowing developers to create dynamic and interactive webpages in their applications or in Internet Explorer.