ComponentOne True DBGrid Pro 8.0
- Overview
- Product Profile
- Installing True DBGrid Pro 8.0 for Active X
- End-User License Agreement
- Licensing FAQs
  - What is Licensing?
  - How does Licensing Work?
- Upgrading
- Technical Support
- Redistributable Files
- Adding the True DBGrid Pro 8.0 Components to the Toolbox
- Using ComponentOne ActiveX Controls in the .NET Framework
The Basics
- Specifying a Data Source
- Choosing a Column Layout
- Configuring Columns at Design Time
- Configuring Columns at Run Time
- Understanding Bookmarks
True DBGrid Samples
Tutorials
- Introduction
- Tutorial 1 - Binding True DBGrid to a Data Control
- Tutorial 2 - Using True DBGrid with SQL Query Results
- Tutorial 3 - Linking Multiple True DBGrid Controls
- Tutorial 4 - Interacting with Code and Other Bound Controls
- Tutorial 5 - Selecting Multiple Rows Using Bookmarks
- Tutorial 6 - Defining Unbound Columns in a Bound Grid
- Tutorial 7 - Displaying Translated Data with the Built-in Combo
- Tutorial 8 - Attaching a True DBDropDown Control to a Grid Cell
- Tutorial 9 - Attaching an Arbitrary Drop-down Control to a Grid Cell
- Tutorial 10 - Enhancing the User Interface with In-Cell Bitmaps
- Tutorial 11 - Using Styles to Highlight Related Data
- Tutorial 12 - Displaying Rows in Alternating Colors
- Tutorial 13 - Implementing Drag-and-Drop in True DBGrid
- Tutorial 14 - OLE Drag-and-Drop
- Tutorial 15 - Creating a Grid with Fixed, Nonscrolling Columns
- Tutorial 16 - Displaying Array Data in Unbound Mode
- Tutorial 17 - Displaying Array Data in Unbound Extended Mode
- Tutorial 18 - Displaying Array Data in Unbound Application Mode
- Tutorial 19 - Displaying Array Data in Unbound Storage Mode
- Tutorial 20 - Sorting and Searching
- Tutorial 21 - Displaying Arbitrary Bitmaps
- Tutorial 22 - Reusable Layouts
- Tutorial 23 - Printing, Print Preview, and Export
- Tutorial 24 - Displaying Hierarchical Data
- Tutorial 25 - Outlook-Style Grouping
- Tutorial 26 - Value Translation
- Tutorial 27 - Range Selection
- Tutorial 28 - Transposed Views
- Tutorial 29 - Filter Bar
- Tutorial 30 - Cell Bordering and Scroll Tips/Tracking
Object Model
- True DBGrid Objects and Collections
- TDBGrid Control
- TDBDropDown Control
- Column Object, Columns Collection
- DataObject Object, DataObjectFiles Collection
- Error Object, Errors Collection
- GroupColumns Collection
- Layouts Collection
- PrintInfo Object, PrintInfos Collection
- RowBuffer Object
- SelBookmarks Collection
- Split Object, Splits Collection
- Style Object, Styles Collection
- ValueItem Object, ValueItems Collection
- XArrayDB Object
- Working with Objects and Collections
Design Time Interaction
- Context Menu
- Visual Editing Mode
- Property Page Overview
- TDBGrid Property Pages
- TDBDropDown Property Pages
- Reusable Layouts
- TDBDropDown at Design Time
Run Time Interaction
- Navigation and Scrolling
- Selection and Movement
- Sizing and Splitting
- Database Operations
- Drag-and-Drop Behavior
- Additional User Interaction Features
Bound Mode
- Binding True DBGrid to a Data Source
  - Binding to an ICursor data source
  - Binding to an OLE DB data source
- Visual Basic Data Control Considerations
- Unbound Columns
Storage Mode
- When to Use Storage Mode
- Using the XArrayDB Object
- Interactions between True DBGrid and XArrayDB
- Storage Mode Examples
Application Mode
- When to Use Application Mode
- How Application Mode Works
- Application Mode Bookmarks
  - Bookmarks in True DBGrid
  - Bookmarks in Visual Basic
- Application Mode Events
- Application Mode Programming Considerations
- Application Mode Example
Unbound Mode
- When to Use Unbound Mode
- How Unbound Mode Works
- Unbound Mode Bookmarks
- Using the RowBuffer Object
- Unbound Mode Events
- Unbound Mode Programming Considerations
- Unbound Mode Examples
Database Programming Techniques
- Changing the Current Record Position
- Accessing and Manipulating Cell Data
- Validating Cell Data
  - Validating end-user data entries
  - Validating data before updating to the database
- Selecting and Highlighting Records
- Updating and Deleting the Current Record
- Refreshing the Display
- Refetching Data from the Data Source
- Coordinating with Other Controls
- Handling Database Errors
- Postponing Illegal Operations in Grid Events
Customizing the Grid's Appearance
- Captions, Headers, and Footers
- Three-dimensional versus Flat Display
- Borders and Dividing Lines
- Unpopulated Regions
  - The rightmost column
  - Unused data rows
- Highlighting the Current Row or Cell
- Row Height and Multiple-line Displays
- Alternating Row Colors
- Horizontal and Vertical Alignment
- Window Animation
Data Presentation Techniques
- Text Formatting
- Automatic Data Translation with ValueItems
- Context-sensitive Help with CellTips
- Scroll Tracking and ScrollTips
- Data-sensitive Cell Merging
- Outlook-Style Grouping
- Hierarchical Data Display
- Dropdown Hierarchical Data Display
- Form Data Display
- Inverted Data Display
- Owner-drawn Cells
- Filtering Data in Recordsets
How to Use Splits
- Referencing Splits and their Properties
  - Split properties common to TDBGrid
  - Split-only properties not supported by TDBGrid
- Creating and Removing Splits
- Working with Columns in Splits
  - Global properties and methods of Column object
  - Split-specific properties and methods of Column object
- Sizing and Scaling Splits
- Creating and Resizing Splits through User Interaction
- Vertical Scrolling and Split Groups
- Horizontal Scrolling and Fixed Columns
- Navigation across Splits
How to Use Styles
- Built-in Named Styles
- Working with Style Properties
- Applying Styles to Cells
- Applying Pictures to Grid Elements
  - Displaying background pictures
  - Displaying foreground pictures
Cell Editing Techniques
- How Cell Editing Works
- Handling Editing Events
- Working with Text
- Input Masking
- In-cell Buttons
- Drop-down Controls
Object Reference
- True DBGrid All Members
- True DBGrid Properties
- True DBGrid Methods
- True DBGrid Events
- TDBDropDown All Members
- TDBDropDown Properties
- TDBDropDown Methods
- TDBDropDown Events
Constant Reference
- AddNewMode Constants
- Alignment Constants
- AnimateWindow Constants
- AnimateWindowClose Constants
- AnimateWindowDirection Constants
- Appearance Constants
- BackgroundPictureDrawMode Constants
- BorderStyle Constants
- CellStyle Constants
- CellTip Constants
- CellTipPresentation Constants
- ConvertEmptyCell Constants
- DataMode Constants
- DataView Constants
- DividerStyle Constants
- Error Constants
- ExposeCellMode Constants
- FetchCellStyle Constants
- ForegroundPicturePosition Constants
- MarqueeStyle Constants
- MergeCell Constants
- MousePointer Constants
- MoveDirection Constants
- MultipleLines Constants
- MultiSelect Constants
- OLEDragMode Constants
- OLEDropMode Constants
- PointAt Constants
- Presentation Constants
- PrintInfo_Menu Constants
- RowSelector Constants
- ScrollBars Constants
- SplitSizeMode Constants
- StyleBorderAppearance Constants
- StyleBorderType Constants
- TabAction Constants
- UnboundFind Constants
- VerticalAlignment Constants
PrintInfo Reference
- PrintInfo All Members
  - PrintInfo Object Properties
  - PrintInfo Object Methods
- PrintInfo Properties
- PrintInfo Methods
XArrayDB Reference
- XArrayDB All Members
  - XArrayDB Object Properties
  - XArrayDB Object Methods
- XArrayDB Properties
- XArrayDB Methods
- XArrayDB Object Constants