Looking for a full-featured Grid control...

[Vince Martinez]

I'm looking to include a grid control that has features similar to the email view in Microsoft Outlook. We have customized the Grid and FlexGrid control in previous applications to meet these needs, but additional functionality is now required. Some of the features that are requested are:

1. Expandable/Collapsable Rows based on a title row (similar to an outline)
2. Editable cells
3. Ability to include icons/images
4. Sorting by columns

I've successfully implemented many of these features on top of a FlexGrid, but the overall effect is not satisfactory. Before we write our own control, I was hoping that someone would recommend a 3rd party control that would meet our needs.

Thank you in advance for any replies...

[Shuja Ali]

Probably this will be of some help

Component One (Apex Controls)

You can do most of the things using Apex True DBGrid

[Vince Martinez]

Thank you for the link. I am not looking for a data-bound grid, so I'm evaluating their VS FlexGrid product instead. The DataGrid was not what I was looking for in a hierarchial view.

Does anyone else have a suggestion for a good 3rd party Grid control to simulate many of the views that appear in Outlook? (To be used for a completely different purpose, but the Outlook "feel" is really popular with our clients.)

Thanks again!

[Druss]

www.vbaccelerator.com
Sgrid.ocx

[smallrole]

you might use VS FlexGrid to achieve what you want
it's the best way to do it

[Vince Martinez]

www.vbaccelerator.com
Sgrid.ocx

I never knew about the vbaccelerator site...very useful info there! Thanks!

[Dmorley]

I never knew about the vbaccelerator site...very useful info there! Thanks!

Yes, incredible site - before you ever start writing any GUI control, visit here first because Steve has probably already written it!! The grid control is pretty robust, I think he's just released a recent version...?