All sites hosted on any Corpex NT server have access to ASP. However, there are a few things to note.

1. Not all components that ship with the NT Option Pack are installed.

2. Each site runs ASP as a different user, so you will not be able to share ASP between sites (even if the sites are on the same server).

3. Access to the ODBC drivers is restricted until an ODBC Package has been purchased (contact sales@corpex.com for more information).

4. All ASP is run Out-Of-Process. This adds some minor restrictions (e.g. CDONTS will not work).

5. We will only restart a failed MTX server (the Out-Of-Process server) once between server reboots. You should not, therefore, use your site as a development environment.

   ASP - ADODB

Once you have uploaded your database and we have finished the setup (see Databases - Setup Procedure ) you will be able to use the ADODB object.

To connect to a database on a Corpex NT server with ASP you should use code similar to the following:

Set DBConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
DBConn.Open "mydsn"

Full documentation can be found on the Microsoft site, here .

Note that the only supported method of connecting to a database on a Corpex NT server is via the System DSN - see Databases for more.

   ASP - CDONTS

Corpex does not allow use of the CDONTS objects. Instead, we have AspEmail installed.

Why? The CDONTS objects requires access to the Metabase in order to send mail. As all ASP is run Out of Process, the CDONTS objects do not have access to the Metabase. While a workaround is available, it creates an unacceptable security risk.

   ASP - ActiveX

Corpex does not register ActiveX DLLs, nor will we install any software that registers ActiveX DLLs. This is because of the many potential problems associated with them.

   ASP - Index Server

Corpex does not support Index Server. It is not installed on any of the NT servers.

Index Server currently has a limit of 26 catalogs, making it unsuitable for use in a shared-server environment. If your application requires Index Server, you should consider our Server Housing service - see here for more details.

   ASP - AspEmail

Because of the problems with CDONTS, we have installed AspEmail. This is a 3rd-party component, and as such we can only provide limited support.

While full documentation can be found as the AspEmail site, http://www.aspemail.com , we have a simple example available here .