where are the third party form controls?

[Bill]

My Access apps are dated and stale... help! what am I missing?

What third party components are out there for Access developers? A VB .Net
interface blows away an Access UI because the controls are so much more
modern. For example, is there a grid control for Access that is comparable
to a VB .Net grid control?


Thanks,

Bill

 

[Alex]

Hi Bill,

you can use quite a lot of the activex controls on the market, but be
warned most do not bind natively to access databases, in other words
you will have to write your own data pumps to get the data in and out.
I use the Microsoft H-Flexgrid for some of my grid work, it works very
well. If you want the look and feel of the .Net world I think you are
going to have to wait a while for access to provide that.

Regards

Alex

 

[Jeff Conrad]

in message:

My Access apps are dated and stale... help! what am I missing?

What third party components are out there for Access developers? A VB .Net
interface blows away an Access UI because the controls are so much more
modern. For example, is there a grid control for Access that is comparable
to a VB .Net grid control?

Hi Bill,

You should be able to find a boat-load of add-on controls under
the Add-Ins section on this web site.

http://www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/JCReferences.html#Addins

That should keep you busy.

 

[Bill]

Does that come with Access? Do I need to install it somehow?