FP98: How to Create Active Server Pages in FrontPage 98

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1. In FrontPage Explorer, open or create a Web and then follow these steps:
   
   
   1. On the View menu, click Folders.
   2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
   3. Type this name for the folder: ASPSample
   4. Right-click the ASPSample folder, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
   5. Click to select the Allow scripts or programs to be run check box.
      
      NOTE: This check box is unavailable (dimmed) if you are using a disk-based web.
      
      Click OK.
   6. On the Tools menu, click Show FrontPage Editor.
2. In FrontPage Editor, follow these steps:
   
   
   1. On the File menu, click New. Click Normal Page, and then click OK. Or open an existing page.
   2. On the Insert menu, point to Advanced, and then click Script.
   3. In the Script dialog box, follow these steps:
      
      
      1. Click VBScript.
      2. Click to select the Run Script on Server check box.
      3. In the Script box, type the following code:

                      For i = 3 to 10 %&>
                      &<font size="&<% = i %&>"&>
                         Hello World!&<br&>
                      &<% Next
                    
         										

      4. Click OK.
   4. On the File menu, click Save As. In the Look in list, click the ASPSample folder. In the File name box, type World.asp. Click OK.
   5. On the File menu, click Preview in Browser.