ASP Best Practices

Layout Order of Scripts

The following list summarizes the recommended layout of scripts in an .asp file, proceeding from top to bottom on the page. Well-ordered scripts produce more readable pages and, in some cases, cleaner execution. The list applies to both VBScript and JScript unless otherwise noted.

Specify the language.
Use the Option Explicit statement (VBScript only).
List function library includes.
Declare page-scoped variables.
Assign values to page-scoped variables.
Write HTML and inline scripting.
List functions called by inline scripts.

See the following:

Layout Order
Transactional Page