A client-side script is part of an HTML document that is downloaded to the user's browser. The browser interprets and executes the script on the client computer. Some of the benefits of client-side scripting are increased speed and the ability to make a page act more like a real application by connecting embedded components and responding to events. Client-side scripting also can be used in applications that are not Web-based, but which use Dynamic HTML. Examples of client-side scripting languages include VBScript, JavaScript, JScript, and ECMAScript. Unlike server-side scripting, client-side scripting requires no special implementation on the Web server; however, it does require the appropriate support on the client browser. Chili!Soft ASP applications involve server-side scripts and can also include client-side scripts.
See also:
Adding Scripts in "Chapter 4: Building a Chili!Soft ASP Application"
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