The Microsoft® Visual InterDev™ documentation has been designed to appeal to a variety of learning scenarios. You can move through the documentation in several ways, depending on the type of information you like to read, the information you know least about, or your preference for accessing information. You can also reference additional material that supplements the Visual InterDev core documentation.
We supply several types of information, depending on what you like to read first. To find these various types of information in the outline, see the Contents tab.
| To | See |
| Find specific step-by-step instructions | Individual procedures in the Tasks sections throughout the documentation |
| Follow a typical development process | Walkthroughs in the Getting Started section |
| Find sample scripts that you can use in your own Web applications | Example descriptions and script in the Samples section |
| Understand the background or the inner workings of the technology | Conceptual topics at the start of most major sections |
| Find specific information about controls, objects, scriptlets, dialog boxes, error messages, etc. | The Reference section |
| Solve unanticipated problems | Troubleshooting |
If you know something about databases, but not about HTML, or vice versa, the documentation can help you get up to speed. The documentation supplies both basic information and advanced topics about the Web, database, and scripting aspects of Visual InterDev.
| To learn about | See |
| Web applications and the Visual InterDev development process | Web Project Management |
| Databases and database projects | Database Basics
In addition, see the Introducing Microsoft Visual Database Tools documentation |
| Editing HTML and script | Editing Basics |
| Changes to Visual InterDev since the previous release | What's New in Visual InterDev 6.0 |
| Moving from Visual InterDev version 1.0 to version 6.0 | Migrating from Visual InterDev 1.0 to Visual InterDev 6.0 |
You can access the information in the documentation in several ways, depending on your preferences and needs.
| To | Use |
| Find information on an error message, dialog box, or command | The F1 key or the Help button. |
| Look up specific information directly, such as the name of a feature or control | The Index tab in Help. In Visual InterDev, choose Keywords from the Help menu. |
| Browse for information | The Contents tab in Help. In Visual InterDev, choose Contents from the Help menu. |
| Check across the entire documentation set, and expand or limit your search | In Visual InterDev, choose Search from the Help menu. |
The table of contents has been arranged to provide easy access to information about the primary Visual InterDev features.
The following information available in the larger Microsoft® Developer Network (MSDN) Library supplements the information provided for Visual InterDev.
| For information on | See |
| Accessibility | Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities |
| Active Server Pages | Introducing Active Server Pages |
| ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) | Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Overview |
| Database Designer | Introducing Microsoft Visual Database Tools in the Microsoft® Visual Database Tools documentation |
| Dynamic HTML (DHTML) | Dynamic HTML |
| Microsoft® FrontPage Server Extensions | http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage Navigate to the FrontPage Server Extensions Resource Kit. |
| HTML | HTML Elements |
| Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 Client-side Data Binding | Data Binding |
| Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Scripting Edition | VBScript Reference |
| Microsoft® JScript™ | JScript Reference |
| Microsoft Transaction Server | Setting Up Microsoft Transaction Server |
| Query Designer | Introducing Microsoft Visual Database Tools in the Microsoft® Visual Database Tools documentation |
| Security | Security Ramifications for IIS Applications |
| The Microsoft® Visual Studio™ shared interface | Help topics available from the Help button or F1 |