ASP and SQL are most widely used server side program and Database respectively. I thought of giving few tips in ASP as well as in SQL.

Tips on good ?ASP dealing with the Database? Coding Practices:

?When dealing with Databases it is always advisable to ?Open the connection at the latest and Close it at the earliest?.

?Don't create recordsets for insert and update statements. If your database connection name is 'DBConn' then use DBConn.execute (SQLString).

?Use stored procedures to the Max. They are inevitable faster than executing SQL statements.

?For the display of records for 'read only and forward only cursor movement' operation use the 'Set rsRecordSet=DBConn.execute("Select SQL statement")' statement.

?Set all variables assigned using the 'SET' operator to 'Nothing' as soon as you are finished with using them. This includes the Connection Object, Recordsets, fields, etc

Null Data Entry: When working in your SQL data display pane you might want to place a null value that stores the value truly as ''. For achieving, this just select the cell and press the 'Ctrl'+'0' (Zero) keys.