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Summary of ASP Objects, Components, and Events The following tables summarize and describe objects, components, and events you use to create a report script with ASP. Note You can also create your own custom ActiveX Control components for ASP. Objects Used to Create a Report Script Object Description Application Lets you create variables available to all users of an application. Session Lets you create variables that are available to one user at a time; session variables stay in memory as long as a user continues the session. Request Parses data submitted from the client to the server. Response Manages content returned to a browser by ASP. Server Provides a number of useful server methods, including CreateObject(), which you'll use to create a connection to your database map resources. Components Used to Create a Report Script Component Description Database Access Reads and writes to OLE DB data sources. File Access Allows access to text files on your Web site. Browser Capabilities Identifies the browser currently accessing the site and provides programmatic access to features the browser supports. Ad Rotator Controls the rotation of banner ads in a site. Content Linking Links separate Web pages together so that users can scroll through them as a single page. 110 | Chapter 6 Using Reports to Query and Update Data Sources