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

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