How do you debug classic ASP?

From an MSDN blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/mikhailarkhipov/archive/2005/06/24/432308.aspx

Here is how to make ASP debugging work:

  1. Enable ASP debugging on the server. (I also added DEBUG verb to the asp extension, but I am not sure if it is required).
  2. Open classic ASP in VS 2005.
  3. Set breakpoint.
  4. View page in browser or run without debugging.
  5. Debug | Attach to Process
  6. Locate IIS ASP worker process (w3wp.exe on IIS6) which exposes x86 and Script and attach as Script.

From eddiegroves comment below:

Regarding Step #1 in IIS7 – IIS > ASP > Compilation > Debugging Properties > Enable Server-side Debugging

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