Ever since I discovered FastTemplate, I'm totally sold on the concept of separating logic from presentation. Ideally, you benefit most from this concept on medium to large web applications. However, I find myself using it even on smaller projects, just because I know that down the road, a site redesign will be much easier.
Ok, here's the problem. At my current employer, <a href='www.mmind.net'>MasterMind Internet Services</a>, I code a third of the projects in PHP, but the majority are in ASP (not by choice). I have searched extensively for a FastTemplate port to VBScript. I did find a JScript port, but who uses JScript (server-side) for ASP? The only thing I did find was a TextTemplate class for VBScript but it was a "true" port. It doesn't provide near the features of the FastTemplate I'm used to.
Therefore, I have decided to write the class in VBScript myself. I know many of you are thinking, "You're crazy! Just use PHP!" But the problem lies with the client. Many of them demand the Microsoft solution. So this is why I am porting the FastTemplate to VBScript.
My reason for posting is to see if anyone else has found themselves in this position, and would possibly want to lend a hand?
Regards,
Jonathan Griffin
Software Developer
MasterMind Internet Services
