Better DataGrid
Hi,
We are having major problems with the .NET DataGrid and I saw in some forum that Microsoft worked with another company to produce a more feature rich control.
I can't seem to find it. Does anyone else know anything about it?
MAtt
Yea, the WinForms data grid is a tough one. Not easy to customize, tricky to get exactly right. There are a number of replacements out there (none are free). I would start at <a href="http://www.componentsource.com">ComponentSource.com</a>, and look for the features you need among the .NET controls they advertise. Also, you might search on the google groups to see if people are "talking" about specific controls you're interested in.
We've recieved much feedback that it is not easy enough to customize our DataGrid. To address this, we are considering a better grid control for a future release.
In the interim, if you find yourself bumping into the limitations of our grid, there are a plethora of great 3rd party data grids available. As Ken points out, ComponentSource is the best place to start.
- mike
I may have "bumped into" one of the limitations. I'd like to change the height of the header or make it invisible. I've tried ".ColumnHeadersVisible = False" to no avail. I can force the header row to blank by using individual DataGridColumnStyle objects, but I'd like to make it as high as two rows of text or eliminate it completely and use labels as column headers. Am I beyond what's possible?
.ColumnHeadersVisible = False should work: what are you seeing?
You may want to set .CaptionVisible to false as well, if you want nothing above the data in your grid...
-Scott
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Scott
Thanks for your reply. Like you said ".ColumnHeadersVisible = False should work." I tried again and it did. Now I can't get it to fail, and the project is so early in development that it's not yet in SourceSafe; I have no prior revisions to revert to, so I can't figure out what I was doing wrong. ".CaptionsVisible" works fine, too; good tip.
