"Douglas Buchanan" <dbuchanan52@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Some say there is no new row event for the VB.Net DataGrid. Hard to
> believe! Is that really true?
>
> I want to create a GUID in a hidden ID column when the user begins to
> enter data into a new row.
>
> The only way around I can think of is to test if the ID column is null
> any time a cells in a row is being edited, but it seems like the wrong
> way about it to perform that test for any edit in any row.
>
> Any suggestions?

> Would it be possible for you to work with the source data object
> events rather than the GUI grid?

> Maybe the DataTable ColumnChanged event would be worth looking into.

"smith" <rcsTAKEOUT@smithvoiceTAKEOUT.com> wrote in message news:<uTDld.26116$KJ6.21440@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> Since it'a datagrid can we assume that it's bound to a datatable (or
> dataset?). Would it be possible for you to work with the source data object
> events rather than the GUI grid? Maybe the DataTable ColumnChanged event
> would be worth looking into.
>
>
> Just as a tip, take it as you will, the datagrid and flexgrid controls that
> ship with Visual Studio are really freeware and crippled versions of the
> ComponentOne TrueDBGridPro and FlexGrid Pro (as is the print preview
> control). Once you move to the full versions you get a heck of a lot more
> power.
>
> Personally, many many years ago I used TrueDBGrid (then from APEX) but then
> I discovered FlexGridPro from Videosoft and once it supported databinding I
> never found a significant reason to go back. A few years ago APEX and
> Videosoft merged and became ComponentOne. Both of these fine grids now are
> part of the ComponentOne Studio Suite.
>
> Here's the thing: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx
>
> If you don't have this important free download from Microsoft (which gives
> you distribution rights to these controls), you should get it before they
> take it away because it gives you the real, full TrueDBGrid and, even
> better, FlexGrid Pro .. no more limitations and no more silly DataGrid
> hacks.
>
> Robert Smith
> Kirkland, WA
> www.smithvoice.com
>
> "Douglas Buchanan" <dbuchanan52@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:7217f9ea.0411132241.2939df1a@posting.google.com...
> > Some say there is no new row event for the VB.Net DataGrid. Hard to
> > believe! Is that really true?
> >
> > I want to create a GUID in a hidden ID column when the user begins to
> > enter data into a new row.
> >
> > The only way around I can think of is to test if the ID column is null
> > any time a cells in a row is being edited, but it seems like the wrong
> > way about it to perform that test for any edit in any row.
> >