In the C1TrueDBGrid Tasks menu, you can quickly and easily choose a data source, change data layout, set a visual style, add a grid caption, customize the appearance of the grid, dock the grid on the form, and access the C1TrueDBGrid Designer, as well as set the following properties: AllowAddNew, AllowUpdate, AllowDelete, FilterBar, and AlternatingRows.

To access the C1TrueDBGrid Tasks menu, click the smart tag () in the upper right corner of the grid. This will open the C1TrueDBGrid Tasks menu:

The C1TrueDBGrid Tasks menu operates as follows:

Choose Data Source

Clicking the drop-down arrow in the Choose Data Source box opens a list of available data sources and allows you to add a new data source. To add a new data source to the project, click Add Project Data Source to open the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

After a data source is selected, three more options are added to the C1TrueDBGrid Tasks menu: Column Tasks, Add Query, and Preview Data.

Data Layout

Clicking the drop-down arrow in the Data Layout box opens a list of different DataView property options, such as Normal, Inverted, Form, GroupBy, MultipleLines, Hierarchial, and MultipleLinesFixed. For more information on the different data views, see Data Display.

VisualStyle

Clicking the drop-down arrow in the VisualStyle box opens a list of different VisualStyle property options, such as Custom, System, Office2007Blue, Office2007Silver, and Office2007Black. For more information on the different visual styles, see Visual Styles.

Caption

Entering a caption into the Caption box sets the Caption property for the grid.

Appearance

Clicking the drop-down arrow in the Appearance box opens a list of different FlatStyle property options, such as Standard, Flat, Popup, and System. For more information on the different control appearance options, see Three-Dimensional vs. Flat Display.

Enable Adding

Selecting the Enable Adding check box sets the AllowAddNew property to True, and allows adding new rows to the grid. The default is unchecked.

Enable Editing

Selecting the Enable Editing check box sets the AllowUpdate property to True, and allows editing of the grid. The default is checked.

Enable Deleting

Selecting the Enable Deleting check box sets the AllowDelete property to True, and allows deleting rows in the grid. The default is unchecked.

Enable FilterBar

Selecting the Enable FilterBar check box sets the FilterBar property to True, and displays the FilterBar at the top of the grid. The default is unchecked.

Enable Alternating Rows

Selecting the Enable Alternating Rows check box sets the "C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.4.5.2~C1.Win.C1TrueDBGrid.C1TrueDBGrid~AlternatingRows.html">AlternatingRows property to True, and displays alternating row colors. The default it unchecked.

Column Tasks (available only when bound to a data source)

Clicking Column Tasks opens the Column Tasks menu. For details on the Column Tasks menu, see Column Tasks Menu.

Designer

Clicking Designer opens the C1TrueDBGrid Designer. For more information on using the C1TrueDBGrid Designer, see Using the C1TrueDBGrid Designer.

Dock in parent container/Undock in parent container

Clicking Dock in parent container sets the Dock property for C1TrueDBGrid to Fill.

If C1TrueDBGrid is docked in the parent container, the option to undock C1TrueDBGrid from the parent container will be available. Clicking Undock in parent container sets the Dock property for C1TrueDBGrid to None.

Add Query (available only when bound to a data source)

Clicking Add Query opens the Search Criteria Builder dialog box, which allows you to create or modify a query.

Instead of entering a query in the Query Text box, you can use the Query Builder to build a query by clicking on the Query Builder button.

Preview Data (available only when bound to a data source)

Clicking Preview Data opens the Preview Data dialog box, where you can preview the data in the DataSet.