At 07:05 PM 8/9/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Subject: ASP.NET Thoughts >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 16:57:49 -0600 >Thread: >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=9348&forumid=5#86070 > > > As a general rule, I don't like forms that submit back to > > themselves. In > > my experience it creates more code and is harder to maintain. You > > have to > > figure out which "mode" the form is in, either 'input' or > > 'processing'. > > I like to keep my templates so that they perform one discrete > > task. So, > > instead of trying to have all the form input and processing code > > on the > > same template, I believe that it is easier to write and maintain 2 > > templates (one for input, one for code processing). (Or a third > > for form > > verification between input and processing). > >There's nothing stopping you from doing this in ASP.NET... Anyhoo, what >you've described I've done very successfully in ASP.NET...
Agreed. I never said otherwise. However, I cannot use the approach I describe above with Web Forms. > > > > I would assume that when the author said that using .NET (or > > > > ASP.NET > > > > specifically) allows the programmer access to the entire machine > > > > he meant > > > > the server, not the client. But, I don't have enough experience > > > > to say yes > > > > or no either way. > > > > > >He means the server machine. > > > > It does make sense for a non-web application to be able to > > access the > > client machine. Since .NET can be used for both web and windows > > development, we can't say for certain what the author was > > referring to > > without knowing the context of the comment. > >ASP.NET has the same restrictions as every other HTTP delivery mechanism >out there. What makes you think otherwise? I didn't say ASP.NET, though. I said .NET. There is more to the .NET framework than just ASP.NET -- Jeffry Houser | <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- We Provide The Soundtrack to your Web: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> -- Far Cry Fly's CD Release Party on September 6th at Q-River in Wallingford Energetic Acoustic Rock: <http://www.farcryfly.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5