> As a general rule, I don't like forms that submit back to > themselves. In > my experience it creates more code and is harder to maintain. You > have to > figure out which "mode" the form is in, either 'input' or > 'processing'. > I like to keep my templates so that they perform one discrete > task. So, > instead of trying to have all the form input and processing code > on the > same template, I believe that it is easier to write and maintain 2 > templates (one for input, one for code processing). (Or a third > for form > verification between input and processing).
There's nothing stopping you from doing this in ASP.NET... Anyhoo, what you've described I've done very successfully in ASP.NET... > > > > > I would assume that when the author said that using .NET (or > > > ASP.NET > > > specifically) allows the programmer access to the entire machine > > > he meant > > > the server, not the client. But, I don't have enough experience > > > to say yes > > > or no either way. > > > >He means the server machine. > > It does make sense for a non-web application to be able to > access the > client machine. Since .NET can be used for both web and windows > development, we can't say for certain what the author was > referring to > without knowing the context of the comment. ASP.NET has the same restrictions as every other HTTP delivery mechanism out there. What makes you think otherwise? > > >The > > > >methods that ASP.net uses to simulate a fat client just seem to > > > be so much > > > >kludge, it seems that its bound to make inefficient interfaces. > > > >Again, being judicious in the use of web controls is the key. > > I'll agree there; however most of the hype (and books I've read) > would > lead the readers to believe that web forms are the only way to do > anything. Gawd forbid a programmer gets to use his judgement and go beyond the hype... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
