Visual InterDev is exclusively designed to help you quickly create powerful Web applications. In Visual InterDev, you can easily create a new Web on a Web server, create new ASP or HTML files, connect to and manage a database, and integrate the database with your Web pages. Local and Master Webs make it possible for you to work and test in isolation, and then integrate with a Web application under development by several developers. Web application development is faster, richer, and more robust with new features in this version that include:
The scripting object model simplifies Web application development and reduces the complexity and quantity of scripting required to write applications that span the browser and server computers. The scripting object model defines a set of objects with events, properties, and methods that you can use to create and script your application. You can create the user interface for your Web application using design-time controls, and then write script to control the application. If you are familiar with creating Visual Basic or Microsoft Access applications but new to Visual InterDev, the scripting object model will seem quite familiar. Visual InterDev also includes a debugger to assist you in making sure your scripts are error-free and work the way you want.
For More Information See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.
The graphical Site Designer is available to help you prototype and build Web sites quickly. With the Site Designer, you can create pages, links, navigation, and hierarchy — all within an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface. You create site diagrams in Site Designer. When you are satisfied with the appearance of your site, you save the diagram. At that point, Site Designer adds the pages you have created and updates the navigational links.
At any point you can maintain or update your site by changing the site diagram using Site Designer. All you need to do is arrange the pages in a drag-and-drop operation.
For More Information See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.
Visual InterDev supports Dynamic HTML (DHTML) in Internet Explorer 4.0. You can use the Visual InterDev editor to create script for DHTML objects and events. IntelliSense statement completion in the editor, as well as a display of the DHTML object model hierarchy in the Navigation pane, help you create quick, accurate scripts.
For More Information See Writing Script for Script Objects, online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.
You can work on local versions of project files, which gives you the ability to test and debug your files before updating the master server. You can also work in master mode, where your changes are automatically saved both locally and to the master server. Visual InterDev is also integrated with Microsoft® Visual SourceSafe™, which makes it easy for a team of developers to work on a single Web application.
For More Information See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.
Visual InterDev includes a debugger that helps you test and debug script and Java components. You can use the debugger with VBScript, JScript™, and applications written in the Java language that are run using the Microsoft Virtual Machine for Java.
For More Information See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.
This release of Visual InterDev includes deployment features for middle-tier COM server components. These features support building and deploying component-based Web applications, including those integrated with Microsoft Transaction Server. You can copy your Web application to a production server with just a mouse click in this version of Visual InterDev.
For More Information See the following topics online in MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0.