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I reviewed some recent client Classic ASP code and found a 4 level deep branching of an IF statement. Reading the code, its intent is to look at the object type and return an icon representing the type. I try to stay away from IF statements altogether but using a SINGLE if statement is something I do […]

I the last blog post Converting Recordset into Objects in Classic ASP we created a public function initialize(rs) which takes in a single row from the database and creates a single class object account.  Our goal is to add a new property named fullname where we combine firstname and lastname We will update the public function initialize(rs) as follows: […]

Now that you know how to create a Class and Objects in Classic ASP, we will look at Converting Recordset into Objects in Classic ASP. Lets create a Class account which has several properties. I usually use the database table account and copy the model so the Class matches the database model Class account   public […]

Creating Objects in programming is one the best ways to have code that is easily maintainable. With new Classic ASP clients, I have found creating Classes and Objects is a very good way to begin refactoring legacy code. Class trip public arrive_date public depart_date End Class Here we have created a Class trip with 2 properties […]