Mark Wilson I am the creator of TopXML. I am available for international and local (Australia) contracts. I am a Solution Architect/Business Analyst. I have worked in IT in several countries (NZ, Australia, South Africa, UK) building and training teams for government and very large non-governmental organizations. I am ex-Microsoft Consulting Services. I wrote the first book on Microsoft XML published in 2000 called XML Programming with VB and ASP. Most recently I have been building tools for the SEO industry. Ask me for a 37 point SEO health-checkup for your website.
Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) is a viable technology for
developing dynamic web content. Its popularity can be seen from the
many web sites sporting documents with the .asp extension. Because
ASP is a server-side technology, it is well suited to creating
dynamic WAP applications, especially in the area of database
access.
In the first part of this paper, I will look at how we can use
ASP to create a dynamic WAP application: the Mobile Personal
Assistant (MPA). Using the MPA, users are able to view a calendar
on their WAP-enabled phones, and select a date and time at which
they can schedule activities.
In the second part of the paper, I will highlight various
techniques for creating dynamic WAP applications. Issues like
caching, detecting WAP devices, and common errors associated with
ASP will be covered.
