The LCID keyword sets the locale identifier for the file. See Understanding Transactions . Important You can include more than one keyword in a single directive. If your primary scripting language is either VBScript or JScript, ASP removes white space from commands. For all other scripting languages, ASP preserves white space so that languages dependent upon position or indentation are correctly interpreted.
White space includes spaces, tabs, returns, and line feeds.
For VBScript and JScript, you can use white space after the opening delimiter and before the closing delimiter to make commands easier to read. However, it is good practice to use spaces to improve readability.