Visual Studio 2005

Using the DataGridView Control

V. Matos

Cleveland State University

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Create Windows Project: WinDB_Demo_01

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Main menu: Data | Add New Data source …

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Select: Database and click on Next

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Select existing DB connection (or create a new one)

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Save selected connection string

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Choose Database Objects

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You may choose a specific table (instead of ALL of them)

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VB project now contains a local DataSet reflecting the image of selected database objects

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From VB Toolbox drag to the form a DataGridView control

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Choose Data Source from the current Project’s DataSet selection

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After choosing: Department

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Add a BindingNavigator control to allow motion and maintenace on the DataView

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Modify the BindingNavigatorInsert Standard Items

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After adding Standard Itemsclick/delete unwanted icons

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Click on the BindingNavigator control. Modify its Property page (Associate the DEPARTMENTBindingSource with the BindingNavigator)

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Final image of the DataView and its corresponding ToolStrip

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Double-click on the SAVE icon and insert the following VB code

Private Sub SaveToolStripButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SaveToolStripButton.Click

Me.Validate()

If (Me.CompanyDataSet.HasChanges) Then

Me.DEPARTMENTBindingSource.EndEdit()

Me.DEPARTMENTTableAdapter.Update(Me.CompanyDataSet.DEPARTMENT)

End If

End Sub

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Finally…