ASPPY is a Python-based runtime that executes Classic ASP (VBScript) pages. It provides compatibility with most VBScript built-in functions, the Classic ASP object model (Request, Response, Session, Application, Server), and various COM components commonly used in legacy ASP applications.

Platform Support

ASPPY works on:

Windows
Linux
macOS

Dependencies

The following Python libraries are required:

Library	Purpose
Python 3.8+	Runtime environment
fpdf2	PDF generation (`pip install fpdf2`)
bcrypt	Password hashing (`pip install bcrypt`)
Pillow	Image processing (`pip install pillow`)
pyodbc	Access/Excel/ODBC database providers (`pip install pyodbc`)
certifi (optional)	TLS CA bundle for MSXML HTTP (`pip install certifi`)
zipfile (built-in)	ZIP file handling

VBScript Built-in Functions

Compatibility notes for built-ins:

ASPPY targets practical Classic ASP/VBScript compatibility, but does not guarantee byte-for-byte parity with IIS VBScript for every edge case.
The function lists below describe the exposed runtime surface; behavior can still differ in locale, coercion, error wording, and edge conditions.
Functions implemented through compatibility shims/stubs (for example formatting/script-engine helpers) are intended for app portability, not strict engine emulation.
SQL/dialect translation is intentionally out of scope; database commands are executed as provided by the script and underlying provider/driver.
If exact behavior matters for a critical path, validate with your app-specific regression tests.

String Functions

Function	Description
`Len(string)`	Returns the length of a string
`LenB(expression)`	Returns the length of a string in bytes
`UCase(string)`	Converts a string to uppercase
`LCase(string)`	Converts a string to lowercase
`Trim(string)`	Removes leading and trailing spaces
`LTrim(string)`	Removes leading spaces
`RTrim(string)`	Removes trailing spaces
`StrReverse(string)`	Reverses a string
`StrComp(string1, string2[, compare])`	Compares two strings
`Left(string, length)`	Returns leftmost characters
`Right(string, length)`	Returns rightmost characters
`Mid(string, start[, length])`	Returns characters from a string
`LeftB(string, length)`	Returns leftmost bytes
`RightB(string, length)`	Returns rightmost bytes
`MidB(expr, start[, length])`	Returns bytes from a string
`InStr([start, ]string1, string2[, compare])`	Finds one string within another
`InStrB([start, ]string1, string2)`	Finds one string within another (byte)
`Replace(expression, find, replace[, start[, count[, compare]]])`	Replaces text in a string
`Split(expression[, delimiter[, count[, compare]]])`	Splits a string into an array
`Join(list[, delimiter])`	Joins an array into a string
`Filter(inputstrings, value[, include[, compare]])`	Returns a filtered array
`Space(number)`	Returns a string of spaces
`String(number, character)`	Returns a repeating character string
`Asc(string)`	Returns the ANSI code of the first character
`AscW(string)`	Returns the Unicode code of the first character
`AscB(string)`	Returns the first byte of a string
`Chr(charcode)`	Returns the character associated with an ANSI code
`ChrW(charcode)`	Returns the character associated with a Unicode code
`ChrB(charcode)`	Returns a single-byte character
`Hex(number)`	Returns the hexadecimal value
`Oct(number)`	Returns the octal value

Array Functions

Function	Description
`Array(arglist)`	Creates an array
`IsArray(varname)`	Returns True if variable is an array
`LBound(arrayname[, dimension])`	Returns the lowest subscript
`UBound(arrayname[, dimension])`	Returns the highest subscript

Type Conversion Functions

Function	Description
`CBool(expression)`	Converts to Boolean
`CByte(expression)`	Converts to Byte
`CCur(expression)`	Converts to Currency
`CDbl(expression)`	Converts to Double
`CInt(expression)`	Converts to Integer
`CLng(expression)`	Converts to Long
`CSng(expression)`	Converts to Single
`CStr(expression)`	Converts to String
`CDate(date)`	Converts to Date

Date/Time Functions

Function	Description
`Now()`	Returns current date and time
`Date()`	Returns current system date
`Time()`	Returns current system time
`Timer()`	Returns seconds since midnight
`Year(date)`	Returns the year
`Month(date)`	Returns the month (1-12)
`Day(date)`	Returns the day (1-31)
`Hour(time)`	Returns the hour (0-23)
`Minute(time)`	Returns the minute (0-59)
`Second(time)`	Returns the second (0-59)
`DateSerial(year, month, day)`	Returns a date
`TimeSerial(hour, minute, second)`	Returns a time
`DateAdd(interval, number, date)`	Adds a time interval
`DateDiff(interval, date1, date2[, firstdayofweek[, firstweekofyear]])`	Returns the difference
`DatePart(interval, date[, firstdayofweek[, firstweekofyear]])`	Returns a part of a date
`Weekday(date[, firstdayofweek])`	Returns the weekday (1-7)
`WeekdayName(weekday[, abbreviate[, firstdayofweek]])`	Returns the weekday name
`MonthName(month[, abbreviate])`	Returns the month name
`DateValue(string)`	Returns a date from a string
`TimeValue(string)`	Returns a time from a string
`CDate(string)`	Converts a string to a date
`IsDate(expression)`	Returns True if expression is a date
`FormatDateTime(date[, namedformat])`	Formats a date/time

Date Constants

Constant	Value	Description
`vbSunday`	1	Sunday
`vbMonday`	2	Monday
`vbTuesday`	3	Tuesday
`vbWednesday`	4	Wednesday
`vbThursday`	5	Thursday
`vbFriday`	6	Friday
`vbSaturday`	7	Saturday
`vbUseSystemDayOfWeek`	0	Use system day of week
`vbFirstJan1`	1	First week with Jan 1
`vbFirstFourDays`	2	First week with 4 days
`vbFirstFullWeek`	3	First full week
`vbGeneralDate`	0	General date format
`vbLongDate`	1	Long date format
`vbShortDate`	2	Short date format
`vbLongTime`	3	Long time format
`vbShortTime`	4	Short time format
`vbBinaryCompare`	0	Binary comparison
`vbTextCompare`	1	Text comparison

Math Functions

Function	Description
`Abs(number)`	Returns absolute value
`Atn(number)`	Returns arctangent
`Cos(number)`	Returns cosine
`Exp(number)`	Returns e raised to a power
`Fix(number)`	Returns integer portion
`Int(number)`	Returns integer portion (floor)
`Log(number)`	Returns natural logarithm
`Rnd([number])`	Returns random number
`Round(expression[, numdecimalplaces])`	Rounds a number
`Sqr(number)`	Returns square root
`Sgn(number)`	Returns sign of a number

Format Functions

Note: formatting functions are compatibility-focused and may differ from IIS under some locale/regional settings.

Function	Description
`FormatNumber(expression[, numdigitsafterdecimal[, includeleadingdigit[, useparensfornegativenumbers[, groupdigits]]]])`	Formats a number
`FormatCurrency(expression[, numdigitsafterdecimal[, includeleadingdigit[, useparensfornegativenumbers[, groupdigits]]]])`	Formats as currency
`FormatPercent(expression[, numdigitsafterdecimal[, includeleadingdigit[, useparensfornegativenumbers[, groupdigits]]]])`	Formats as percentage

Information Functions

Note: type/coercion semantics generally follow VBScript, but may differ in edge cases involving Empty/Null/Nothing and host objects.

Function	Description
`IsArray(varname)`	Returns True if variable is an array
`IsDate(expression)`	Returns True if expression is a date
`IsEmpty(expression)`	Returns True if variable is Empty
`IsNull(expression)`	Returns True if expression is Null
`IsNumeric(expression)`	Returns True if expression is numeric
`IsObject(expression)`	Returns True if expression is an object
`TypeName(varname)`	Returns the type name
`VarType(varname)`	Returns the variant type

VarType Constants

Constant	Value	Description
`vbEmpty`	0	Empty (uninitialized)
`vbNull`	1	Null (no valid data)
`vbInteger`	2	Integer
`vbLong`	3	Long integer
`vbSingle`	4	Single-precision
`vbDouble`	8	Double-precision
`vbCurrency`	6	Currency
`vbDate`	7	Date
`vbString`	8	String
`vbObject`	9	Object
`vbBoolean`	11	Boolean
`vbArray`	8192	Array

Color Functions

Function	Description
`RGB(red, green, blue)`	Returns an RGB color value

Classic ASP Objects

Server Object

Methods

Method	Description
`CreateObject(progid)`	Creates an instance of a COM object
`HTMLEncode(string)`	Encodes HTML characters
`URLEncode(string)`	URL-encodes a string
`MapPath(path)`	Maps a virtual path to a physical path
`Execute(path)`	Executes an ASP file
`Transfer(path)`	Transfers execution to another ASP file
`GetLastError()`	Returns the last error object

Properties

Property	Description
`ScriptTimeout`	Gets/sets script timeout in seconds

Extension Methods (ASPPY-specific)

Method	Description
`ASPPYListAspPages()`	Lists all .asp pages under docroot
`ASPPYRun(virtual_path)`	Runs another ASP page and captures output

Supported `Server.CreateObject` ProgIDs

Scripting.Dictionary
Scripting.FileSystemObject
ADODB.Connection, ADODB.Recordset, ADODB.Command, ADODB.Stream
VBScript.RegExp / RegExp
MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP, MSXML2.XMLHTTP, MSXML2.DOMDocument (incl. .3.0/.6.0 aliases)
Microsoft.XMLDOM, MSXML.DOMDocument
CDO.Message, CDOSYS.Message
ASPPY.POP3, ASPPY.POP3, ASPPY.IMAP, ASPPY.IMAP

Request Object

Properties

Property	Description
`QueryString`	NameValueCollection of query string parameters
`Form`	NameValueCollection of form data parsed from `POST` only
`Cookies`	NameValueCollection of cookies
`ServerVariables`	NameValueCollection of server variables
`TotalBytes`	Total bytes in request body
`Method` / `HttpMethod`	HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.)
`Files`	Collection of uploaded files
`Request` (default)	Access to QueryString, Form, Cookies

Methods

Method	Description
`BinaryRead(count)`	Reads raw bytes from request body

HTTP methods and body parsing

ASPPY passes through HTTP methods to ASP pages without a verb allow-list.
Request.ServerVariables("REQUEST_METHOD") returns the incoming verb string (for example: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS).
Request.Form is parsed for POST with supported form encodings (application/x-www-form-urlencoded, multipart/form-data).
For non-POST bodies (PUT, DELETE, PATCH, etc.), read raw bytes via Request.BinaryRead(...); Request.Form remains empty.
Request.TotalBytes reflects the request body size for any method.

Request.Files Collection

Access uploaded files from multipart form submissions.

' Iterate over all uploaded files
For Each file In Request.Files
    Response.Write(file.FileName)
    Response.Write(file.Size)
    Response.Write(file.ContentType)
    ' Save to disk
    file.SaveAs Server.MapPath("/uploads/" & file.FileName)
Next

' Access specific file
Set f = Request.Files("myfile")
If Not f Is Nothing Then
    Response.Write f.Name
    Response.Write f.FileName
    Response.Write f.Size
    Response.Write f.ContentType
End If

' Check if file exists
If Request.Files.Exists("myfile") Then
    ' File was uploaded
End If

' Get count
Response.Write Request.Files.Count

UploadedFile Properties

Property	Description
`Name`	Form field name
`FileName`	Original filename
`ContentType`	MIME content type
`Size`	File size in bytes

UploadedFile Methods

Method	Description
`SaveAs(path)`	Saves the file to disk

Files Collection Methods

Method	Description
`Count`	Number of uploaded files
`Exists(name)`	Checks if file with given name exists
`Item(name)`	Gets uploaded file by name
`Keys()`	Returns array of field names
`Items()`	Returns array of UploadedFile objects

Response Object

Properties

Property	Description
`Buffer`	Enables/disables response buffering
`Cookies`	Collection of cookies to send
`LCID`	Locale identifier

Methods

Method	Description
`Write(string)`	Writes output to the response
`BinaryWrite(data)`	Writes binary data
`Clear()`	Clears the buffered output
`Flush()`	Flushes buffered output
`End()`	Stops script execution
`AddHeader(name, value)`	Adds a custom header
`AppendToLog(message)`	Appends to server log
`Redirect(url)`	Redirects to another URL
`File(path[, inline])`	Serves a file (inline=True for display, False for download)

Session Object

Properties

Property	Description
`SessionID`	Unique session identifier
`Timeout`	Session timeout in minutes
`Contents`	Collection of session variables
`StaticObjects`	Collection of session-scoped objects

Methods

Method	Description
`Abandon()`	Ends the session

Application Object

Properties

Property	Description
`Contents`	Collection of application variables
`StaticObjects`	Collection of static objects

Methods

Method	Description
`Lock()`	Locks application variables
`Unlock()`	Unlocks application variables

ASPPY Extended Objects

ASPPY Object

The ASPPY object provides additional functionality beyond classic ASP.

It is available as global ASPPY in script scope.

JSON

ASPPY.JSON.Encode(value[, pretty])  ' Returns JSON string
ASPPY.JSON.Decode(json_string)      ' Returns VBScript value

Note: member access is case-insensitive in VBScript; runtime members are exposed as json, zip, image, crypto, pdf.

ZIP

ASPPY.Zip.Zip(path[, out_path])     ' Creates a ZIP file
ASPPY.Zip.Unzip(zip_path, dest_folder[, overwrite])  ' Extracts a ZIP file

Image (Pillow)

ASPPY.Image.open(path)               ' Opens an image file
ASPPY.Image.new(mode, size, color)    ' Creates a new image
ASPPY.Image.merge(mode, bands)       ' Merges image bands
ASPPY.Image.blend(img1, img2, alpha) ' Blends two images
ASPPY.Image.composite(img1, img2, mask) ' Creates composite

ASPPY.ImageDraw.Draw(img)            ' Creates a draw object
ASPPY.ImageFilter.BLUR               ' Blur filter constant
ASPPY.ImageFilter.CONTOUR            ' Contour filter
ASPPY.ImageFilter.EDGE_ENHANCE       ' Edge enhancement
ASPPY.ImageFilter.SHARPEN            ' Sharpen filter
ASPPY.ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(radius) ' Gaussian blur

ASPPY.ImageEnhance.Brightness(img)   ' Brightness enhancer
ASPPY.ImageEnhance.Contrast(img)     ' Contrast enhancer

ImageInstance Properties/Methods

Property/Method	Description
`size`	Image dimensions (width, height)
`width`	Image width
`height`	Image height
`mode`	Image color mode
`format`	Image format
`save(path)`	Saves the image
`resize(size)`	Resizes the image
`thumbnail(size)`	Creates thumbnail
`crop(box)`	Crops the image
`rotate(angle)`	Rotates the image
`convert(mode)`	Converts color mode
`split()`	Splits into bands
`getpixel(xy)`	Gets pixel value
`putpixel(xy, value)`	Sets pixel value
`filter(filter_obj)`	Applies filter
`paste(other_img, box[, mask])`	Pastes another image

PDF (FPDF)

Set pdf = ASPPY.Pdf.New([orientation[, unit[, format]]])

PdfDoc Methods

Method	Description
`add_page([orientation])`	Adds a new page
`set_margins(left, top[, right])`	Sets page margins
`set_auto_page_break(auto[, margin])`	Sets auto page break
`set_font(family[, style[, size]])`	Sets the font
`set_text_color(r[, g[, b]])`	Sets text color
`set_draw_color(r[, g[, b]])`	Sets drawing color
`set_fill_color(r[, g[, b]])`	Sets fill color
`set_line_width(width)`	Sets line width
`fill_page(r[, g[, b]])`	Fills the page with color
`text(x, y, text)`	Writes text at position
`cell(w[, h[, text[, border[, ln[, align[, fill[, link]]]]]]])`	Writes a cell
`multi_cell(w, h, text[, border[, align[, fill]]])`	Writes multi-cell
`set_xy(x, y)`	Sets current position
`ln([h])`	Moves to next line
`image(path[, x[, y[, w[, h]]]])`	Adds an image
`output(path)`	Saves PDF to file

Crypto (bcrypt)

ASPPY.Crypto.Hash(password[, rounds])    ' Hashes a password (rounds 4-31, default 12)
ASPPY.Crypto.Verify(password, hashed)     ' Verifies password against hash

COM Objects

Scripting.Dictionary

Set dict = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

Property/Method	Description
`Count`	Number of items
`CompareMode`	Comparison mode (0=Binary, 1=Text, 2=Database)
`Item(key)`	Gets/sets item value
`Keys`	Returns array of keys
`Items`	Returns array of items
`Add(key, item)`	Adds a key/item pair
`Exists(key)`	Returns True if key exists
`Remove(key)`	Removes a key
`RemoveAll()`	Removes all items

Scripting.FileSystemObject

Set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Property/Method	Description
`BuildPath(path, name)`	Builds a path
`CreateTextFile(filename[, overwrite[, unicode]])`	Creates text file
`OpenTextFile(filename[, iomode[, create[, format]]])`	Opens text file
`GetFile(filepath)`	Gets File object
`GetFolder(folderpath)`	Gets Folder object
`GetDrive(drivespec)`	Gets Drive object
`DriveExists(drivespec)`	Checks if drive exists
`FileExists(filepath)`	Checks if file exists
`FolderExists(folderpath)`	Checks if folder exists

File Object

Property/Method	Description
`Path`	Full path
`Name`	File name
`Size`	File size
`Type`	File type
`DateCreated`	Creation date
`DateLastAccessed`	Last access date
`DateLastModified`	Last modified date
`Drive`	Drive letter
`ParentFolder`	Parent folder
`ShortName`	8.3 name
`ShortPath`	8.3 path
`Attributes`	File attributes
`Copy(destination[, overwrite])`	Copies file
`Move(destination)`	Moves file
`Delete([force])`	Deletes file
`OpenAsTextStream([iomode[, format]])`	Opens as text stream

Folder Object

Property/Method	Description
`Path`	Full path
`Name`	Folder name
`Size`	Total size of folder
`DateCreated`	Creation date
`DateLastAccessed`	Last access date
`DateLastModified`	Last modified date
`Drive`	Drive letter
`IsRootFolder`	True if root
`Files`	Files collection
`SubFolders`	Subfolders collection
`Attributes`	Folder attributes
`Copy(destination[, overwrite])`	Copies folder
`Move(destination)`	Moves folder
`Delete([force])`	Deletes folder

TextStream Object

Property/Method	Description
`AtEndOfStream`	True at end of file
`Read(n)`	Reads n characters
`ReadLine()`	Reads a line
`ReadAll()`	Reads entire file
`Write(string)`	Writes string
`WriteLine([string])`	Writes line
`WriteBlankLines(n)`	Writes blank lines
`Close()`	Closes the stream
`Skip(n)`	Skips n characters
`SkipLine()`	Skips a line

VBScript.RegExp

Set regex = Server.CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")

Property/Method	Description
`Pattern`	Regular expression pattern
`IgnoreCase`	Case-insensitive matching
`Global`	Match all occurrences
`MultiLine`	Multi-line matching
`Test(string)`	Tests for a match
`Replace(string, replace_with)`	Replaces matches
`Execute(string)`	Returns match collection

ADODB.Connection

Set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

Property/Method	Description
`ConnectionString`	Connection string
`State`	Connection state
`CommandTimeout`	Command timeout
`CursorLocation`	Cursor location
`Open([connection_string])`	Opens connection
`Close()`	Closes connection
`Execute(sql[, records_affected[, options]])`	Executes SQL
`BeginTrans()`	Begins transaction
`CommitTrans()`	Commits transaction
`RollbackTrans()`	Rolls back transaction

Connection string notes:

Execution support is currently SQLite (sqlite3), Access (pyodbc + Access ODBC driver), Excel (pyodbc + Excel ODBC driver), and generic ODBC (pyodbc) in this runtime.
ASPPY now parses and classifies common legacy ADO connection string families (Access, SQL Server, ODBC, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL) so unsupported providers fail with explicit migration guidance instead of generic errors.
For SQLite, use Provider=SQLite;Data Source=<path> (or Provider=SQLite;Database=<path>), or a bare file path.
For Access, use legacy Access-style strings (Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 / Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0) with Data Source=<path to .mdb/.accdb>.
For Excel, use legacy Excel-style strings (for example Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=<path>;Extended Properties="Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;IMEX=1";).
Excel support is currently read-only in ASPPY (SELECT queries only).
For ODBC, use DSN=...;Uid=...;Pwd=...; or Driver={...};Server=...;Database=...;Uid=...;Pwd=...;.
PostgreSQL is supported via ODBC (Provider=PostgreSQL;Server=...;Database=...;User Id=...;Password=...;Port=5432;) or explicit Driver={PostgreSQL ...} / DSN=....
SQL dialect translation is not performed; application SQL is executed as-is by the selected provider/driver.
Internally, provider adapters now use a registry + capability flags, so future DBMS support can be added as pluggable adapters without changing the ADO surface API.

ADODB.Recordset

Set rs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

Property/Method	Description
`State`	Recordset state
`EOF`	End of file
`BOF`	Beginning of file
`RecordCount`	Number of records
`Fields`	Fields collection
`Open([source[, active_conn[, cursor_type[, lock_type[, options]]]]])`	Opens recordset
`Close()`	Closes recordset
`MoveFirst()`	Moves to first record
`MoveLast()`	Moves to last record
`MoveNext()`	Moves to next record
`MovePrevious()`	Moves to previous record
`Move(n)`	Moves n records
`AddNew()`	Starts insert mode for a new record
`Update()`	Commits pending field changes
`Delete()`	Deletes current record
`Resync`	Resyncs with database

ADODB.Command

Set cmd = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")

Property/Method	Description
`ActiveConnection`	Connection used for execution
`CommandText`	SQL command text
`CommandType`	Command type (text)
`Parameters`	Parameters collection
`CreateParameter(...)`	Creates a parameter object
`Execute(...)`	Executes command and returns a recordset

ADODB.Parameter / Parameters

Property/Method	Description
`Name`	Parameter name
`Type`	ADO type constant
`Direction`	Direction (`adParamInput`, etc.)
`Size`	Declared size
`Value`	Parameter value
`Parameters.Append(param)`	Adds parameter
`Parameters.Item(name_or_index)`	Gets parameter
`Parameters.Count`	Number of parameters

ADODB.Stream

Set stream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")

Property/Method	Description
`Type`	Stream type (1=Binary, 2=Text)
`Charset`	Character set
`Position`	Current position
`Size`	Stream size
`EOS`	End of stream
`State`	Stream state
`LineSeparator`	Line separator
`Mode`	Open mode
`Open()`	Opens stream
`Close()`	Closes stream
`LoadFromFile(filename)`	Loads from file
`SaveToFile(filename[, options])`	Saves to file
`Read([count])`	Reads bytes
`ReadText([count])`	Reads text
`Write(data)`	Writes bytes
`WriteText(string)`	Writes text
`CopyTo(dest_stream[, count])`	Copies to another stream
`SetEOS()`	Sets EOS
`SkipLine()`	Skips line
`Flush()`	Flushes buffer

MSXML2 Objects

ServerXMLHTTP

Set http = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")

Property/Method	Description
`ReadyState`	Request state
`Status`	HTTP status code
`StatusText`	HTTP status text
`ResponseText`	Response as text
`ResponseXML`	Response as XML DOM
`ResponseBody`	Response as binary
`Option`	MSXML option
`Open(method, url[, async[, user[, password]]])`	Opens request
`SetRequestHeader(header, value)`	Sets request header
`Send([body])`	Sends request
`WaitForResponse([timeout])`	Waits for response
`Abort()`	Aborts request

XMLHTTP

Set http = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")

Same interface as ServerXMLHTTP.

DOMDocument

Set xml = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument")

Property/Method	Description
`async`	Async loading
`readyState`	Document state
`xml`	XML content
`text`	Text content
`load(url)`	Loads from URL
`loadXML(xml_string)`	Loads from string
`save(destination)`	Saves document
`selectNodes(xpath)`	Selects nodes
`selectSingleNode(xpath)`	Selects single node
`getElementsByTagName(tagname)`	Gets elements

CDO.Message

Set msg = Server.CreateObject("CDO.Message")

Property/Method	Description
`From`	Sender address
`To`	Recipient address(es)
`CC`	CC recipients
`BCC`	BCC recipients
`Subject`	Message subject
`HTMLBody`	HTML body
`TextBody`	Plain text body
`BodyPart`	Body part object
`Configuration`	Configuration object
`DisableSend`	If True, `Send()` is no-op success
`AddAttachment(url)`	Adds attachment
`Send()`	Sends the message

ASPPY.POP3

Set pop = Server.CreateObject("ASPPY.POP3")

Method	Description
`Connect/Open(host[, port[, use_ssl[, timeout]]])`	Connects to POP3 server
`Login(user, pass)`	Authenticates
`Stat()`	Returns message count and mailbox size
`List()`	Returns message listing
`UIDL([msg_num])`	UID listing or UID for one message
`Retr/GetMessage(msg_num)`	Fetches a message object
`Delete/Dele(msg_num)`	Marks message for deletion
`DeleteAll()`	Marks all for deletion
`Quit/Close()`	Closes connection

ASPPY.IMAP

Set imap = Server.CreateObject("ASPPY.IMAP")

Method	Description
`Connect/Open(host[, port[, use_ssl[, timeout]]])`	Connects to IMAP server
`Login(user, pass)`	Authenticates
`Select([folder[, readonly]])`	Selects mailbox
`Search([criteria])`	Finds messages by sequence number
`SearchUID([criteria])`	Finds messages by UID
`Fetch/GetMessage(msg_num)`	Fetches message by sequence number
`GetMessageByUID(uid)`	Fetches message by UID
`Delete/Dele(msg_num)`	Marks message deleted
`DeleteAll()`	Marks all selected messages deleted
`Expunge()`	Permanently removes deleted messages
`Logout/Close()`	Closes connection

Runtime Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`ASP_PY_LOG`	Enables request log output from built-in server
`ASP_PY_TRACE_REQUEST`	Enables verbose request/body trace logging
`ASP_PY_REQ_MEM_MAX`	Max in-memory request body bytes before temp-file buffering
`ASP_PY_ADO_ROOT`	Sandbox root for `ADODB.Stream` filesystem operations
`ASP_PY_FSO_ROOT`	Sandbox root for `Scripting.FileSystemObject`
`ASP_PY_HTTP_MAX_BYTES`	Max response bytes for MSXML HTTP requests
`ASP_PY_HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS`	Comma-separated HTTP host allowlist for MSXML
`ASP_PY_ALLOW_LOCALHOST`	Allows MSXML HTTP access to localhost
`ASP_PY_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETS`	Allows MSXML HTTP access to private subnets
`ASP_PY_XML_ALLOW_LOCAL`	Allows DOMDocument local file loading
`ASP_PY_CDO_DISABLE_SEND`	Disables SMTP send in `CDO.Message`
`ASP_PY_CDO_ALLOW_OUTSIDE_DOCROOT`	Allows CDO attachments outside docroot

VBScript Compatibility Notes

UBound/LBound: follow VBScript-like array allocation rules; uninitialized/invalid-array usage raises runtime errors.
VBScript.RegExp.Replace: supports VB-style replacement tokens ($1, $&, $`, $', $$).
Request.Form: parsed for POST only; non-POST bodies are available via Request.BinaryRead.
Date/number formatting and script-engine metadata helpers are implemented for compatibility and may differ from IIS in edge locale cases.

Compatibility Matrix

Subsystem	Level	Notes
Core VBScript built-ins	Near	Broad coverage for common Classic ASP apps; edge coercion/locale behaviors can differ
Date/time and numeric formatting	Partial	Compatibility-oriented; locale-specific IIS parity not guaranteed
Request/Response/Server/Application/Session	Near	Classic object model implemented; some operational semantics differ from IIS hosting internals
`VBScript.RegExp`	Near	Common API and VB-style replacement tokens supported
`Scripting.Dictionary`	Near	Core collection behavior supported; COM-level quirks may differ
`Scripting.FileSystemObject` / `ADODB.Stream`	Partial	Supported in sandboxed model (docroot/root-constrained)
`ADODB.Connection/Recordset/Command`	Partial	Provider support is runtime-dependent; ADO surface is compatibility-oriented
Database providers	Partial	SQLite, Access, Excel(read-only), generic ODBC, PostgreSQL via ODBC
MSXML HTTP/DOM shims	Partial	Security-guarded and stdlib-focused; not full MSXML COM parity
`CDO.Message`	Partial	Practical SMTP/pickup subset; not complete CDOSYS feature parity
POP3/IMAP shims	Partial	Legacy-friendly subset for mailbox workflows

Global.asa Support

ASPPY supports the Global.asa file with the following events:

Application_OnStart
Application_OnEnd
Session_OnStart
Session_OnEnd

Example Global.asa:

<script language="vbscript" runat="server">
Sub Application_OnStart
    Application("StartTime") = Now()
End Sub

Sub Session_OnStart
    Session("UserID") = ""
End Sub
</script>

Running ASPPY

Start the built-in server:

python -m ASPPY.server [host] [port] [docroot]

Example:

python -m ASPPY.server 0.0.0.0 8080 www

The server will serve both static files and .asp pages from the specified document root.

Platform Support

Dependencies

VBScript Built-in Functions

String Functions

Array Functions

Type Conversion Functions

Date/Time Functions

Date Constants

Math Functions

Format Functions

Information Functions

VarType Constants

Color Functions

Classic ASP Objects

Server Object

Methods

Properties

Extension Methods (ASPPY-specific)

Supported Server.CreateObject ProgIDs

Request Object

Properties

Methods

HTTP methods and body parsing

Request.Files Collection

UploadedFile Properties

UploadedFile Methods

Files Collection Methods

Response Object

Properties

Methods

Session Object

Properties

Methods

Application Object

Properties

Methods

ASPPY Extended Objects

ASPPY Object

JSON

ZIP

Image (Pillow)

ImageInstance Properties/Methods

PDF (FPDF)

PdfDoc Methods

Crypto (bcrypt)

COM Objects

Scripting.Dictionary

Scripting.FileSystemObject

File Object

Folder Object

TextStream Object

VBScript.RegExp

ADODB.Connection

ADODB.Recordset

ADODB.Command

ADODB.Parameter / Parameters

ADODB.Stream

MSXML2 Objects

ServerXMLHTTP

XMLHTTP

DOMDocument

CDO.Message

ASPPY.POP3

ASPPY.IMAP

Runtime Environment Variables

VBScript Compatibility Notes

Compatibility Matrix

Global.asa Support

Running ASPPY

Supported `Server.CreateObject` ProgIDs