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How to include a header on each page when printing a DataGrid
Updated: 1 Aug 2006

An article on printing issues of DataGrid

Abhilash Nedumpurath

4.00

Cell blink for DataGridView

Updated: 11 Sep 2007

An article on adding a cell blink feature to DataGridView

Ram Mohan Raja

4.00

A Helper Class to Bind a DataTable to a Class
Updated: 9 Nov 2007

Binding to the DataTable without the System.Windows.Forms namespace.

Marc Clifton

4.80

DataGridView with Persistent Column Widths and Order
Updated: 6 Oct 2007

An application demonstrating how to save column width, order and visibility information for a DataGridView control, bound to an Access database, using the Windows Forms Application Settings feature

Ron Dunant

4.79

Enhanced DataSet Quick Watch
Updated: 21 Feb 2005

A VS.NET add-in to visualise standard and typed DataSets, DataTables and DataRows whilst debugging.

CodeBureau - Matt Simner

4.71

Data Debugger Visualizer

Updated: 30 May 2005

VS 2005 debug visualizers for DataSet, DataTable, DataView, DataRow and DataColumn objects.

dotnetdan

4.71

A Practical Guide to .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrids - Part 4
Updated: 24 Feb 2004

The purpose of this document is to provide a practical guide to using Microsoft’s .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrid

Pete2004

4.64

A Practical Guide to .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrids - Part 1
Updated: 24 Feb 2004

The purpose of this document is to provide a practical guide to using Microsoft’s .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrid

Pete2004

4.63

Crystal Report Basics and Integration with DataSet
Updated: 10 Apr 2007

This article gives a brief introduction about Crystal Reports and how to bind a dataset (.xsd) with a Crystal Report.

Prathapachandran.v

4.56

DataGridView Printing by Selecting Columns and Rows

Updated: 11 Mar 2007

An article on DataGrdView printing.

Afrasiab Cheraghi

4.51

DataGrid With Well-behaved ToolTips

Updated: 19 Dec 2006

A DataGrid that displays the correct ToolTip on each cell after sorting, and displays the ToolTip on a cell even when it is being edited.

Lisa Jorgensen

4.50

A Practical Guide to .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrids - Part 2
Updated: 24 Feb 2004

The purpose of this document is to provide a practical guide to using Microsoft’s .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrid

Pete2004

4.35

Using the DataGrid Control

Updated: 14 Jun 2005

An introduction to using the ADO.NET control.

Huseyin Altindag

4.11

A Practical Guide to .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrids - Part 3
Updated: 24 Feb 2004

The purpose of this document is to provide a practical guide to using Microsoft’s .NET DataTables, DataSets and DataGrid

Pete2004

4.10

How to improve performance of typed DataSet creation

Updated: 23 May 2005

How to improve performance of typed DataSet creation.

Uri Lavi

4.06

Excel Adapter for ADO.NET
Updated: 28 Mar 2007

An article on converting a Microsoft Excel Workbook to ADO.NET Dataset using C# and Microsoft Office 2003 Interop Assemblies.

Tomy Rhymond

4.00

Printing Selected Columns and Rows in a DataGrid

Updated: 13 Dec 2006

An article on printing selected columns and rows in a DataGrid.

Afrasiab Cheraghi

3.89

How to add other controls to DataGrid - (Part I )
Updated: 19 Nov 2005

How to add other controls to DataGrid?

ShahabFatemi

3.88

Resizing Datagrid Columns to content, keeping the table styles
Updated: 29 May 2005

This simple function resizes all columns in a DataGrid to its contents, without losing table styles.

Tijz

3.80

A Free HTML Report generator for DataSets.
Updated: 30 May 2004

There are many tools out there for reports, varing by price, capabilities and learning curves. I wanted an ASAP tool (As Simple As Possible :-)) to produce HTML outputs and view them with emphasis, on dynamic creation capability. I started out with making a reporter for ADO DataSets.

DaberElay

3.69

DataGrid Formatting
Updated: 16 Aug 2004

Applying DataGridTableStyle class In WinForm DataGrid control.

sreejith ss nair

3.60

Client side scrollable dataset
Updated: 4 Apr 2005

How to achieve a scrolling effect for you dataset from JavaScript.

Tasos Vogiatzoglou

3.50

Updating a DataSet with Multiple Tables using Enterprise Library
Updated: 21 Oct 2005

How to update a DataSet with multiple tables, especially those with parent-child relationships.

Amour Rashid

3.50

BindingSource and BindingNavigator in C# 2.0
Updated: 14 Sep 2006

In this simple article, I'd like to show how to use the new components BindingSource and BindingNavigator in C# 2.0.

Huseyin Altindag

3.42

Tweaking a Windows DataGrid control
Updated: 9 Feb 2006

Tweaking the DataGrid control through a linked DataSet's XMLSchema.

Harish Palaniappan

3.33

Sorting DataGrid programmatically
Updated: 6 Aug 2004

This code sorts a Windows.Forms.DataGrid programmatically, "emulating" a header click.

Alexander Yumashev

3.15

Using a DataTable with minimal/partial Update stored procedures
Updated: 27 Feb 2006

Outlines an alternative to using the SqlDataAdapter to perform updates from a DataTable to enable the use of minimal updates.

dylanf

3.13

Extended DataSet Quick Watch

Updated: 3 Nov 2006

An extended version of the DataSet Quick Watch application.

iowarobbie

3.00

Highlight-click-display
Updated: 30 Jul 2007

Hightlight a clicked row and display the information of the selected row on another page

Florence FZ Li

3.00

Checking for optional columns in a DataTable
Updated: 10 Oct 2004

Ways to check for the presence of optional data elements in a DataTable or a DataSet.

gtamir

2.87

How to Convert a Collection Base to a DataSet

Updated: 15 Jun 2007

An article on converting a Collection Base to a DataSet.

Okta Endy

2.78

Encrypt and decrypt DataSets to XML files

Updated: 23 Apr 2005

This class lib allows encrypting DataSets to XML files and reading them back. A Win Form app is included as a showcase.

Koenraad

2.28

Distinct IDs from DataSet
Updated: 14 Nov 2006

An article on selecting distinct values from a DataSet.

Mahendra Kumar Srivastava

1.47

DataGrid Cell Tooltip
Updated: 3 Jun 2005

Simple datagrid tooltip of each cell values and header tooltip

Y. Shahabudeen

1.29

Extending the PropertyGrid with a new PropertyTab
Updated: 15 Jan 2007

Add a PropertyTab showing the fields of an object and overlay icons to the PropertyGrid

Carsten Zeumer

4.84

SourceGrid - Open Source C# Grid Control

Updated: 29 Mar 2004

SourceGrid is a free open source grid control. Supports virtual grid, custom cells and editors, advanced formatting options and many others features

Davide Icardi

4.83

The PropertyGrid: Overriding Class Attributes
Updated: 2 Aug 2007

Dynamically control any attribute, including DefaultValues, Categories, Descriptions, DisplayNames, ReadOnly attributes, Property sort order, and more.

travis30

4.82

CheckBox Header Column For DataGridView
Updated: 24 Aug 2007

Presenting a solution for having CheckBox control in the header of DataGridView

DLM@bypsoft

4.78

DataGrid with built-in filter functionality

Updated: 20 Nov 2006

A reusable component which extends the DataGrid and adds functionality for real time filtering.

Robert Rohde

4.73

OutlookGrid: grouping and arranging items in Outlook style

Updated: 29 Jun 2006

A grid allowing grouping and arranging items, much like Outlook.

Herre Kuijpers

4.72

Real-Time Data Grid
Updated: 29 Sep 2007

An Excel-style grid displaying data changes in real-time

Jason Mason

4.68

DataGrid Zen Novice

Updated: 15 Jan 2004

Add style to DataGrid columns, custom columns.

Alastair Stell

4.65

Drag and Drop support for column reordering in DataGrid control

Updated: 6 Dec 2004

Enhance the DataGrid control with drag and drop support for column reordering

Elvin Cheng

4.64

DataGridView Multi-column Sort
Updated: 17 Apr 2007

An article presenting a method of sorting a DataGridView by many columns

PTA_UK

4.60

DataGrid with Sizable Multiline Column Headers

Updated: 8 Mar 2006

Allows user defined sizing of DataGrid column header height to support multi-line header text.

Doug Healy

4.50

XmlGridControl Editing XML Data in the PropertyGrid
Updated: 3 Mar 2006

Using an XML Schema Definition file, this program uses code generation and CodeDom manipulation to edit XML data in the PropertyGrid.

Michael Coyle

4.48

Context menu for the custom properties in the C# PropertyGrid
Updated: 29 Jan 2006

Context menu for the custom properties in the C# PropertyGrid, allowing the user to reset the properties, the same way as in Visual Studio.

Mihai Maerean

4.33

The Grid Processor: Word Processing Abilities for the .NET DataGridView Component
Updated: 7 May 2007

A plugin which offers search and replace, casing and other capabilities for the Microsoft .NET DataGridView component

Evan Stein

4.26

DataGrid Filter

Updated: 10 Mar 2005

How to customize DataGrid columns and filter data.

Aviram Solomon

4.24

Drawing a Radar Display Using C#
Updated: 17 Aug 2007

Plot symbols on a radar using the azimuth and elevation

JimBlaney

4.20

DataGrid Printing Class V1.0b

Updated: 27 Feb 2006

A DataGrid printing class.

nashcontrol

4.13

Windows DataGridColumns User Controls
Updated: 30 Nov 2004

How to build ComboBox, DateTimePicker and Button as User Controls for DataGridColumns for WinForms.

Rami Saad

4.12

XmlGrid

Updated: 9 Jun 2005

A control for displaying and editing data of an XML file in a property grid.

El'Cachubrey

4.08

SplitButton a .NET WinForm control, Part 1

Updated: 1 May 2007

A WinForm SplitButton control you can drag onto your form design surface then add the items to the drop-down menu from the client of the SplitButton. The items include a text display to the user and an invocation method callback.

Avi Farah

3.94

C# Grid
Updated: 12 Dec 2003

An implementation of a grid in C#

norm .net

3.89

LinkLabel DataGrid Column
Updated: 21 Oct 2005

A simple DataGrid column for LinkLabels.

Lino Barreca

3.83

Obtaining Current DataTable Row for a DataGrid
Updated: 16 Feb 2005

Some things in .NET are missing "practical" short cuts. This article demonstrates how to obtain the row in a DataTable that the currently selected row in a DataGrid is linked to.

Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

3.83

Autoresize a DataViewGrid to never have horizontal scrollbar
Updated: 10 Apr 2005

When you resize a form you don't want to have a horizontal scrollbar on a DBGrid. This code snippet resizes all the columns in a grid in an intelligent way.

Wilfried Mestdagh

3.78

ComboBox in a DataGrid

Updated: 13 Sep 2006

How to embed a ComboBox (DropDownList) in a DataGrid.

René Paw Christensen

3.63

DataPropertyGrid
Updated: 2 May 2005

A way to show and edit data (DataRow) in PropertyGrid control.

machocr

3.38

Model driven Gridview

Updated: 16 Nov 2004

A Model driven GridView.

Burkovsky

3.12

Continuous Forms for .NET
Updated: 21 Mar 2005

This coveted MS Access feature now available for .NET. The equivalent of ASP.NET's DataList for WinForms, providing a DataBound Templated control for the rich client environment. Full source code included.

Moshe Plotkin

3.08

Extending the DataGrid

Updated: 20 May 2004

This article demonstrates how to reorder columns (using column drag-and-drop), how to create icon columns, and how to use DataGrid table styles.

Vlad P.

2.93

Extending GridView Control: Using a DropDownList Pager
Updated: 8 Jun 2007

An article using DropDownList Pager in GridView Control

masterEUO

2.71

GridMemory: Grid that remembers its columns' width
Updated: 23 Jan 2005