HOWTO: Search for Active Server Pages Knowledge Base Articles

ID: Q246453


The information in this article applies to:
  • Active Server Pages


SUMMARY

When searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base for Active Server Pages (ASP)-related articles, you can use the Knowledge Base keywords listed in the tables below as criteria to help filter your search results.

Each Developer Support Knowledge Base article contains special keywords to help identify it. These keywords are listed at the bottom of each article in a section marked "keywords." Each Developer Support product and technology is represented by a unique keyword. Because the entire list of Developer Support keywords is too extensive to list in a single article, this article provides the most useful ASP keywords to help you refine your queries.


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Knowledge Base Keywords for ASP



Category Keywords
ASP Built-in Objects kbASP kbASPObj
Component Development kbASP kbCOMt
Cookies kbASP kbCookies
Database Access kbASP kbDatabase
Debugging kbASP kbDebug
Error Messages kbASP kbErrMsg
File System Object kbASP kbFSO
Localization kbASP kbLocalization
Metabase kbASP kbMetabase
MTS kbASP kbMTS
Registry kbASP kbRegistry
Samples kbASP kbCodeSnippet
Security kbASP kbSecurity
Performance kbASP kbPerformance
Remote Scripting kbASP kbRemote kbScript
Scalability kbASP kbScalability
Scripting kbASP kbScript
State kbASP kbState
Threading kbASP kbThread
Web Server kbASP kbWebServer

Other Useful Knowledge Base Keywords

3rd party kb3rdparty
Access kbAccess
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) kbADO
Documentation fixes kbDocFix
Oracle kbOracle
Script Debugger kbScript kbDebug
Security kbSecurity
SQL Server kbSQLServ
Visual SourceSafe kbSSafe


Portal-Specific Search Instructions

Use the following procedures to maximize your results from each Knowledge Base portal.


Searching from Knowledge Base Search (http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.asp):
  1. Under My Search is about:, you can either choose a broad scope by selecting All Microsoft Products, or you can refine your search to Active Server Pages.


  2. Under I want to search by:, choose Keyword Search using and select the All Words option.


  3. Under My question is, type a combination of Knowledge Base keywords and search criteria. Here are some examples and search result descriptions:


    • kbASP - returns all ASP articles


    • kbASP kbDatabase - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues


    • kbASP kbDatabase Recordset - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues that mention "Recordset" (Note that Recordset is not a keyword; it is simply additional criteria.)


  4. Click go to run your search.


Searching from MSDN Online Support (http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/msdn/):
  1. Click KB Search.


  2. Under My Search is about:, you can either choose a broad scope by selecting All Microsoft Products, or you can refine your search to Active Server Pages.


  3. Under I want to search by:, choose Keyword Search using and select the All Words option.


  4. Under My question is, use a combination of Knowledge Base keywords and search criteria. Here are some examples:


    • kbASP - returns all ASP articles


    • kbASP kbDatabase - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues


    • kbASP kbDatabase Recordset - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues that mention "Recordset" (Note that Recordset is not a keyword; it is simply additional criteria.)


  5. Click go to run your search.


Searching from MSDN Online Search (http://search.microsoft.com/us/dev/):
  1. In Step 1, Enter your search word(s) or phrase (or select from a drop-down list of previous saved searches). Use a combination of Knowledge Base keywords and search criteria. Here are some examples:


    • kbASP - returns all ASP articles


    • kbASP kbDatabase - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues


    • kbASP kbDatabase Recordset - returns all ASP articles discussing database issues that mention "Recordset" (Note that Recordset is not a keyword; it is simply additional criteria.)


  2. For Select your search criteria:, select the All Words option.


  3. Under Specify your search scope, select Knowledge Base.


  4. Click Search to run your search.



REFERENCES

For additional information on searching the Knowledge Base, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q242971 HOWTO: Use the Developer Support Microsoft Knowledge Base

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbASP kbDSupport
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: January 12, 2000
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