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I’m developing a database system for a distant customer with a slow Internet connection. The system imports data and generates reports. The problem with importing and generating reports is that,
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Previous versions of Internet Information Server (IIS) allowed an ASP page to include the contents of another file using code like this: With IIS 5.0, you can include the file
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