ASP Response Object

The ASP Response object is used to send output to the user from the server.

Examples

Write text with ASP
This example demonstrates how to write text with ASP.

Format text with HTML tags in ASP
This example demonstrates how to combine text and HTML tags with ASP.

Redirect the user to a different URL
This example demonstrates how to redirect the user to a different URL.

Show a random link
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Controlling the buffer
This example demonstrates how you can control the buffer.

Clear the buffer
This example demonstrates how you can clear the buffer.

End a script in the middle of processing and return the result
This example demonstrates how to end a script in the middle of processing.

Set how many minutes a page will be cached in a browser before it expires
This example demonstrates how to specify how many minutes a page will be cached in a browser before it expires.

Set a date/time when a page cached in a browser will expire
This example demonstrates how to specify a date/time a page cached in a browser will expire.

Check if the user is still connected to the server
This example demonstrates how to check if a user is disconnected from the server.

Set the type of content
This example demonstrates how to specify the type of content.

Set the name of the character set
This example demonstrates how to specify the name of the character set.

Response Object

The ASP Response object is used to send output to the user from the server. Its collections, properties, and methods are described below:

Collections

Collection	Description
Cookies	Sets a cookie value. If the cookie does not exist, it will be created, and take the value that is specified

Properties

Property	Description
Buffer	Specifies whether to buffer the page output or not
CacheControl	Sets whether a proxy server can cache the output generated by ASP or not
Charset	Appends the name of a character-set to the content-type header in the Response object
ContentType	Sets the HTTP content type for the Response object
Expires	Sets how long (in minutes) a page will be cached on a browser before it expires
ExpiresAbsolute	Sets a date and time when a page cached on a browser will expire
IsClientConnected	Indicates if the client has disconnected from the server
Pics	Appends a value to the PICS label response header
Status	Specifies the value of the status line returned by the server

Methods

Method	Description
AddHeader	Adds a new HTTP header and a value to the HTTP response
AppendToLog	Adds a string to the end of the server log entry
BinaryWrite	Writes data directly to the output without any character conversion
Clear	Clears any buffered HTML output
End	Stops processing a script, and returns the current result
Flush	Sends buffered HTML output immediately
Redirect	Redirects the user to a different URL
Write	Writes a specified string to the output

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