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Add customized, interactive data
entry and data presentations to your applications
easily and efficiently with ctGrid!
With formatted data entry, current
Windows styles, combo boxes, column
locking, column sorting, auto column
sizing, XML data and styles support and
more...ctGrid adds a whole new level of
data functionality for every COM
application. |
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Formatted Data Entry :
Each column in the grid can be set up
with a different data type. Data types
supported by ctGrid include...
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- Text : Standard text.
- Numeric : Integers, reals,
percentage, and currency.
- Dates : Verbose or Numeric.
- Options for date formatting
characters.
- Times : 12 and 24 Hour Clocks,
Am/Pm, and time formatting
characters.
- Masked Text : Alpha or numeric
data, upper case, maximum
characters.
- Boolean : 3d or flat check
boxes, or character data
(True/False, Yes/No)
- Combos : List or combo styles
- Images : Support for images in
any cell
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XML and ADO Support :
All data, including presentation detail,
consumed in ctGrid can be imported from
or exported to an XML file. |
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Unicode Character Set Support
: Complete localization with
Unicode and Multi Byte character
support. |
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Definable Styles :
Assign a style to a singe cell or to all
cells in a column. Styles include... |
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- Border Type
- Border Color
- Background Color
- Text Color
- Text Alignment
- Font Read-Only Status
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Auto-Complete Feature :
Auto-Completion
expands a string that has been partially
entered into an edit window. It works by
dropping down a list of possible text
items as the user types characters into
the edit window.
Combo Boxes : Create and assign
combo boxes to any column in the grid.
The combo boxes hosted by the ctGrid
control contain a variety of useful
display and selection features
including... |
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- Multiple Columns : Up to 6
different columns
- Column Headers : Definable
column headers.
- Auto-Complete Feature : Helps to
find/enter data within the drop
list.
- Auto-Swap : This option moves
most recently selected items to top
of list.
- Auto-Search : This feature
incrementally searches by first
character of list items.
- Images : Assign a bitmap or icon
to the first column in the combo
box.
- Alternating Line Colors :
Alternate lines colors in the drop
list.
- List Lines : Optional vertical
and horizontal list lines.
- Formatted Data Entry : Assign a
data mask to the edit box.
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Conditional Data Entry
: Along with defined data types and data
masks, ctGrid contains a variety of
options to make sure that data
entered into the grid is being entered
correctly. Some of these features
include... |
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Data
Validation : A ResetEdit method to
prevent the edit window from moving
to a new cell (possibly because of
invalid data being entered into the
current cell).
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Moving
To A New Cell : The ResetEdit method
allows the developer to move focus
to any other cell after the current
cell has been edited. It can be used
to override the default behavior.
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Read-Only Status : Cells can be set
up to be read-only. The read-only
status can be changed at any time
through code (i.e. the status is not
permanent).
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Cancel
Edit : This method stops all editing
features.
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Starting the Edit Procedure at a
Given Cell : By default, all edit
operations start at the first
available cell of the selected item.
This functionality can be overridden
through a function call.
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Preventing Key Strokes : This option
allows us to set up situations where
a cell will only accept certain keys
(i.e. 1-4, a-c, etc).
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Drop
Down Calendars : Drop down
calendars can be assigned to the cells
in a date defined column. The calendar
is fully customizable including options
to change the day and month name
strings. (i.e. into other languages)
Numeric Column Calculations :
Column or column range functions for
Sum, Average, Minimum, and Maximum. |
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Print The Grid : Built
in print feature makes it easy to print
the grid. Support for a wide variety of
paper sizes. Custom properties and
events allows the control to accommodate
unconventional paper sizes. |
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Built-in Text Search :
Search for a text string in a given
column. Support for soft-seek and case
sensitive search. |
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Alternate Line Colors :
Alternating groups of lines switch
background color in grid rows. |
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Conditional Formatting
: Numerics can be set up with different
text colors depending upon whether they
contain positive or negative values. |
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Pre-Column : Add a
pre-column to the grid. |
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Masked Bitmaps :
Support for masking of bitmaps. |
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Tool Tips : ctGrid is
capable of displaying two different
types of tool tips within the control.
These consist of... |
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- Scroll Tips : Tips that appear
when the vertical scroll bar is
being moved.
- Cell Tips : Tips that appear
when the mouse moves over specific
cells.
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Internal Image List :
An internal image list can be used to
assign images to cells and column
headers of the list control. |
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Column Designer Property Page
: Design all columns through the
controls property pages at design time. |
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Virtual Mode : Present
large sets of data without the need to
load all data at time of display. |
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Column Locking : Lock
any number of columns to prevent data
from scrolling out of view. |
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Multi-line Column Headers
: Option to wrap header text to multiple
lines. Adjust header to any height. |
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Column Sorting : Sort
any column in the grid, or prevent a
column from being sorted... |
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- Intelligent sort recognizes data
type when sorting
- Sort up to three columns
simultaneously
- Mark a column as sorted to
reflect the addition of pre-sorted
data to the grid
- Sort on Case - pre-define Case
sensitive sorting
- Sort in ascending and descending
order
- Pre-sort Event with Cancel Sort
method
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Column Header Alignment
: Independent header alignment from the
default column alignment. |
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Horizontal Scroll Option
: Scroll the columns either pixels at a
time, or entire columns at a time. |
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Column Key : The
ability to identify and search for a
column through a key value stored in a
column. |
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Platforms Supported :
Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Visual
FoxPro |
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Code based Sample Applications
Included : Microsoft Access,
Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro |
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