DBGrid and DataGrid 2

[MarcelBeals]

Can anyone tell me how to transform a DBGrid to a DataGrid?<br><br>I have been trying and trying.<br><br>We went from VB5 (E) to VB6 (P).<br><br>If someone can send me some simple code that would be great.<br><br>I am trying to pre-load the DataGrid so when I do a SSTAB to that form the data is all ready their.&nbsp;&nbsp;I also can update another field and change the DataGrid.<br><br>Can anyone help?<br><br>Marcel.<br><br><A HREF="mailto:beals@ocas.on.ca">beals@ocas.on.ca</A>

 

[philcha]

There are some significant differences between the DBGrid and the DataGrid, including:<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the DataGrid has no unbound mode.<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the DataGrid does not have the option to put buttons in some columns to trigger table look-ups (e..g to selet a product or an account)<br>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in bound mode the DBGrid requires a data control, while the DataGrid requires an object from the DBEngine object hierarchy (is it a QueryDef?), so you'd need to change the data access code in all forms which are being converted.<br><br>Do you need to convert?&nbsp;&nbsp;If you just installed VB6 on top of VB5 I'd expect the DBGrid's OCX and Registry entry still to be present.<br><br>If you're keen to avoid using out-of-date or unlicensed components, it might be worth getting the latest version of DBGrid&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;you'd have to pay, but it might save you man-months of re-coding.&nbsp;&nbsp;The economics would depend on the number of end-user PCs as each would require a DBGrid licence.<br>You can download an evaluation copy of the latest DBGrid from <A HREF="

http://softseek.zdnet.com/authors/APEX_SOFTWAREindex.html"

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http://softseek.zdnet.com/authors/APEX_SOFTWAREindex.html</A>

or check out <A HREF="

http://www.apexsc.com/"

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http://www.apexsc.com/</A>

which is the home page of Apex Software Corporation, the authors of DBGrid.<br><br>