asp versus htm

I am revamping a website where the previous web designer saved all the site files as .asp; however, all the pages are static. Is there an advantage of using .asp over .htm? My platform is Dreamweaver. When I try to preview the .asp pages in a browser, I get an error message indicating that I need to set up a test server. Since there are only 10 pages total, the site is getting updated and there isn't a database involved...why would a designer have used .asp in the first place?

Well the only person that  cangive you definite anwser is your web designer.. =}. One reason maybe is he want to do some server side manipulation that's why he converted it to asp.

nbsabbj mino said:

I am revamping a website where the previous web designer saved all the site files as .asp; however, all the pages are static. Is there an advantage of using .asp over .htm? My platform is Dreamweaver. When I try to preview the .asp pages in a browser, I get an error message indicating that I need to set up a test server. Since there are only 10 pages total, the site is getting updated and there isn't a database involved...why would a designer have used .asp in the first place?

Hi there.

I am pretty much with same thoughts as Vinz. You should know that the website might be static with no real database involved but it doesn't mean there is no need of asp. However, in most of the cases when you have static website, there is almost no need of having nothing other than HTML only. Still, you may have, for example, a contact form so in order to make it working, you have to involve some server-side coding (asp/asp.net).

Try to search for <% or %> inside your pages and you will see what ASP code is involved. If there is no such code, you can freely change the page to html/htm instead of asp.

Hope this helps.
Hajan