Grid Control Question

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I am using access 2000 and would like to be able to display my data in a
continous view and also be able to sort the columns, move columns, etc.

I guess the 1st question is do I need a control like msdatgrd.ocx to
accomplish what I want to do?

If so can this control be be used with A2K or is there something else you
would suggest?

If this is the proper control then I have downloaded it but don't know how
to get it to show up in the controls tool box.

I think it might be done thru regsrv32 but don't know the proper syntax to
get it registered.

Any help woule be appreciated.
 
You can use a datasheet view. This still gives you the ability to write code
to verify the data input.

You can also use a continues form view..but then you can't really re-size
the columns etc.

I can't remember my users every needed to re-size columns...so I have had
great luck with continues forms.
 
I use the datasheet view a lot in subforms. It allows me to sort or filter
on columns quite easily, resize them, move them around, and even hide
columns. This is very helpful when you want to display more data than can
be seen on a particular screen, or when you want to basically allow the user
to view a table, while controling what they can and cannot do. For example,
I usually do not allow data entry or data editing in a datasheet view, but
if they select a record and hit an edit button, I will take them to the
appropriate form with the selected record. I do this because it is
difficult to prompt for input, and impossible to hide fields based on other
fields in the datasheet view. However, I have made exceptions.
 
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