Good ASP developing environment

need advise from ASP developers

[mediko]

Hi,
My question is probably more for WYSIWYG and Text Code Editors forum but I decided to post it here as this is the place for asp developers.

I need to choose a good developing environment for ASP. Something like InterDev that will allow me to do server side script debugging.
Unfortunately you can not buy an Interdev from Microsoft anymore as they are pushing for .NET.
I am really interested in hearing what other professional tools developers use and would really appreciate suggestion related to the question. My personal experience ends with using the Interdev and simple html editor.

Thank you! :-)

[duckhunter]

You can still write ASP pages in .NET and debug just like InterDev Version 6.0

[mediko]

Are you sure?
I need to work on the site that was developed in HomeSite, there is no project file that is needed to open the project in .NET.
What if I create a new project in .NET and then add all asp files to it. Will this work?

[duckhunter]

Yes. Just create a new ASP.NET Web Application and add all the .asp files. You can also add the global.asa and it will function just like Classic ASP. The global.asax that comes with the .NET Application will also fire. Though you aren't required to have either.

The entire upgrade to .NET (Interdev/IIS/Framework/etc.) is completely backward compatible with Classic ASP. You will notice Interdev looks remarkably similar to Version 6.0.

Do go ahead and create your project as a "ASP.NET Web Application" so when you do get ready to do some .NET you don't have to change that. No need to deploy any compiled code to run the .asp pages you are referring to. They run exactly as they always have.