Active Server Pages allow web pages to be generated dynamically, compared to static HTML pages. ASP and other server-side scripting technologies can be used in conjunction with FlashCONNECT or other technologies to interface to D3.


  • Server information at Microsoft.com, includes information about IIS, ASP, and Active Server Components (ASC).
  • Chili!Soft.com - Alternative cross-platform ASP options, and a wealth of information about what ASP is and how it can be used.


No distributable demo is available at this time for ASP, though the technology is available and in use in the field. Pick Systems provides consulting services and software for various types of ASP to D3 interfaces including FlashCONNECT via HTTP, direct interface to FlashCONNECT (w3IWrap), or SQL. Other interfaces can be written using technologies demonstrated in this package.

ASP is generally thought of as proprietary Microsoft technology, but there are alternatives. Chili!Soft is a company that provides platform independent ASP technology. This allows ASP to be developed over many different web servers using Linux, various Unix platforms, and Microsoft NT.