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ASP Variables

A variable declared outside a procedure can be changed by any script in the ASP file. A variable declared inside a procedure, is created and destroyed every time the procedure is executed.

Examples

Create a variable
Variables are used to store information. This example demonstrates how to create a variable, assign a value to it, and insert the variable value into a text.

Create an array
Arrays are used to store a series of related data items. This example demonstrates how you can make an array that stores names.

Looping through headers
This example demonstrates how you can loop through the 6 headers in HTML.

Time-based greeting using VBScript
How to write VBScript syntax in ASP. This example will display a different message to the user depending on the time on the server.

Time-based greeting using JavaScript
How to write JavaScript syntax in ASP. This example is the same as the one above, but the syntax is different.

Lifetime of Variables

A variable declared outside a procedure can be accessed and changed by any script in the ASP page in which it is declared.

A variable declared inside a procedure is created and destroyed every time the procedure is executed. No scripts outside that specific procedure can access or change that variable.

To make a variable accessible to several ASP pages, declare it either as a session variable or as an application variable.

Session Variables

Session variables store information about one single user, and are available to all pages in one application. Common information stored in session variables are username and userid. To create a session variable, store it in a Session Object.

Application Variables

Application variables are also available to all pages in one application. Application variables are used to hold information about all users in a specific application. To create an application variable, store it in an Application Object.

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