Global.asa file

A file maintained on an Microsoft^® Internet Information Server (IIS) for each application. This file is processed automatically by the server when:

• The IIS application starts and stops.
  
  
• Individual users start and stop browser sessions that access the application's Web pages.

The Global.asa file typically contains scripts to initialize application or session variables, connect to databases, send cookies, and perform other operations that pertain to the application as a whole.

For more information, see Global.asa File Reference in the Active Server Pages documentation.