ASP Best Practices

Object and Variable Initialization

The following information will help you to initialize and set dimensions for objects and variables, in order to achieve faster execution and efficient use of server resources. Unless stated otherwise, VBScript is assumed:

• Scoping Variables
• Using Application Scope for Objects
• Avoiding the Use of Server Variables
• Declaring Objects with the <OBJECT> Tag
• Minimizing Re-Dimensioning of Arrays
• Using the Dictionary Object for Lookup
• Using the ENABLESESSIONSTATE Directive

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