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How can I populate data in a WinGrid programmatically?
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Hello everyone,

I am writing a VB.Net program and I am using a WinGrid to display data. I don't want to set the DataSource property of WinGrid and make the Grid populate the data automatically. What I need to do is loop on the data and create a new row and assign the values to its cells accordingly.

I know this might not be a good practice but I need to do that because I have a column of data that will not be shown in the Grid. Instead, its data will be assigned to the Row's Tag property.

Your assistance is highly appreciated.

  • 4160
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    Hello

    You could databind the grid to an UltraDataSource, hide the column you refer to, and place the following line in the AfterRowUpdate event handler:

    e.Row.Tag = e.Row.Cells("MyHiddenColumn").Value

    Hope this helps.

    Regards.

     

  • 469350
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    The grid cannot be used completely unbound, it needs some kind of data source in order to work. If you want to populate the grid manually in code, then I recommend binding it to an UltraDataSource. Then you could just add rows to the UltraDataSource in code to populate the grid.

  • 40
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    Thank you guys, I am trying to do that. I am currently reading the Online Documentation for both WinGrid and UltraDataSource. Thanks again for your prompt response.