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is there a control that displays a multi-column array of rectanglesI need a control that displays a grid of rectangles.
That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not sure.) I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. It's probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure about that! Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of rectangles that can each contain text? Thanks
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" active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could think news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. > > That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. > > In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not > sure.) > > I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. It's > probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure about that! > > Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of > rectangles that can each contain text? > > > Thanks > of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app does we can help. Lloyd Sheen I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to
tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid unless you recommend something else. Thanks Show quoteHide quote "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message > news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >> >> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >> >> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >> sure.) >> >> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. It's >> probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure about that! >> >> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >> rectangles that can each contain text? >> >> >> Thanks >> > > Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could think > of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was made to > work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. > > The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same > fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app > does we can help. > > Lloyd Sheen
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" active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message If you have a simple need to display then perhaps the ListView is what you news:eFEAF4ajHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to >tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid >unless you recommend something else. > > Thanks > > > "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message > news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message >> news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >>> >>> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >>> >>> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >>> sure.) >>> >>> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. It's >>> probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure about >>> that! >>> >>> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >>> rectangles that can each contain text? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >> >> Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could >> think of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was >> made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. >> >> The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same >> fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app >> does we can help. >> >> Lloyd Sheen > > need. It has column headers and with a little coding you can get the row and column that was clicked. It is also simple to add column sorting and such. Lots of good examples on web. Depending on where your data is coming from this might be a simple approach and users will be familar with the control from other windows apps. Hope this helps. Lloyd Sheen I don't know why I didn't think of ListView. I've used it before. Maybe
because I don't need column headers and all the cells need to be the same size my need looks different than the typical ListView. Thanks Show quoteHide quote "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message news:exi$decjHHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message > news:eFEAF4ajHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to >>tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid >>unless you recommend something else. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message >> news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message >>> news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >>>> >>>> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >>>> >>>> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >>>> sure.) >>>> >>>> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. >>>> It's probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure >>>> about that! >>>> >>>> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >>>> rectangles that can each contain text? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could >>> think of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was >>> made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. >>> >>> The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same >>> fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app >>> does we can help. >>> >>> Lloyd Sheen >> >> > > If you have a simple need to display then perhaps the ListView is what you > need. It has column headers and with a little coding you can get the row > and column that was clicked. > > It is also simple to add column sorting and such. Lots of good examples > on web. > > Depending on where your data is coming from this might be a simple > approach and users will be familar with the control from other windows > apps. > > Hope this helps. > > Lloyd Sheen Hi,
Loyd is certainly a version 1.x user, otherwise he had adviced you for sure the DataGridView what has the same purpose as the flexgrid. With the datagrid it is almost impossible to work with a datatable, with the listview it is almost impossible to work with data while only the first column is editable on a reasonable way, and than even troublefull. Cor Show quoteHide quote " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht news:eFEAF4ajHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to >tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid >unless you recommend something else. > > Thanks > > > "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message > news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message >> news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >>> >>> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >>> >>> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >>> sure.) >>> >>> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. It's >>> probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure about >>> that! >>> >>> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >>> rectangles that can each contain text? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >> >> Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could >> think of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was >> made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. >> >> The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same >> fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app >> does we can help. >> >> Lloyd Sheen > > Loyd mentioned DataGridView in his first post. I should have specified the
application better at the start. Maybe if I said: I need to display a table of static text (not from a database) that would have helped. Anyway, I'm trying to use a DataGridView but all the doc I can find relates to displaying data from a database. I need a simple example, like a 3-row, 3-column DataGridView with the row and column number displayed in the text cells. Thanks for replying Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:%23QBnCpejHHA.4624@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > Loyd is certainly a version 1.x user, otherwise he had adviced you for > sure the DataGridView what has the same purpose as the flexgrid. > > With the datagrid it is almost impossible to work with a datatable, with > the listview it is almost impossible to work with data while only the > first column is editable on a reasonable way, and than even troublefull. > > Cor > > " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht > news:eFEAF4ajHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to >>tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid >>unless you recommend something else. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message >> news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message >>> news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >>>> >>>> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >>>> >>>> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >>>> sure.) >>>> >>>> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. >>>> It's probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure >>>> about that! >>>> >>>> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >>>> rectangles that can each contain text? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could >>> think of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was >>> made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. >>> >>> The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same >>> fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app >>> does we can help. >>> >>> Lloyd Sheen >> >> > >
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"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message I was always taught to ask before making an assumption. I am a V2 user.news:%23QBnCpejHHA.4624@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > Loyd is certainly a version 1.x user, otherwise he had adviced you for > sure the DataGridView what has the same purpose as the flexgrid. > > With the datagrid it is almost impossible to work with a datatable, with > the listview it is almost impossible to work with data while only the > first column is editable on a reasonable way, and than even troublefull. > > Cor > > " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht > news:eFEAF4ajHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I simply want to display the grid of strings in the cells. And be able to >>tell which cell a mouse clicked. No user editing. I'll look at DataGrid >>unless you recommend something else. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.c> wrote in message >> news:%23sxH0najHHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> >>> " active" <activeNOSPAM@a-znet.com> wrote in message >>> news:u9cnEjajHHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>I need a control that displays a grid of rectangles. >>>> >>>> That is, like a brick wall except the rectangles are lined up. >>>> >>>> In VB6 I used such a control (may have been called FlexGrid but I'm not >>>> sure.) >>>> >>>> I did see the DataGrid control but that seems oriented to DB usage. >>>> It's probably much more complex than what I need, but I'm not sure >>>> about that! >>>> >>>> Bottom line: is there a control that displays a multi-column array of >>>> rectangles that can each contain text? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> Do you need to edit the values in the Grid, and by the way you could >>> think of new controls as the Grandchildren of FlexGrid. FlexGrid was >>> made to work with databases but most people I know only used it unbound. >>> >>> The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same >>> fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app >>> does we can help. >>> >>> Lloyd Sheen >> >> > > Hey Cor, Lloyd I want to use a DataGridView if that is reasonable since I've never used it
before. I should have specified the application better at the start. I need to display a simple table of static text (not from a database). I tried to figure out how to create the table. There is many examples available but all for bound usage. Thinking I could do it like it is done for a ListView. That is, by adding a row and then adding cells to the row. Later adding the text. But I can't find out how to do that. I think I could build an array objects (each object containing the strings for a row) and bind that to the DataGridView. Is that the way I should do it? If not, I could use a simple example, like a 3-row, 3-column DataGridView with the row and column number displayed in the text cells. Thanks Show quoteHide quote > > > The DataGrid is easy to work with and can be used unbound in the same > fashion as FlexGrid. Perhaps if you gave a little info on what your app > does we can help. > > Lloyd Sheen I found an example in the docs that shows exactly what I need:
How to: Create an Unbound Windows Forms DataGridView Control Thanks 
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