Introduces the construction of active server pages (ASP) web applications such as e-commerce, messaging and database front ends using component object model (COM) components. The VBScript programming language, ActiveX data objects, automation, the active template library (ATL) and the Microsoft transaction server are also covered. The CD-ROM contains code examples from the book and compiled COM components. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)