100% DBGrid compatibility

True DBGrid Pro 8.0 supports all of the features of the Microsoft Data Bound Grid control (DBGrid).

Excel and Word-like styles

Style objects encapsulate font, color, picture, and formatting information, facilitating easy customization of grid components at design time and run time.

Excel-like splits

Developers and end users can divide the grid into separate vertical panes to provide multiple views of the data. The splits can scroll independently or simultaneously.

Fixed, nonscrolling columns

Splits can also be used to create nonscrolling columns anywhere in the grid (at the left or right edges, or in the middle).

In-cell objects

The grid supports a variety of in-cell objects for data display and editing, including bitmaps, command buttons, check boxes, and radio buttons.

Drop-down objects

The grid supports a variety of drop-down objects for data entry, including a data-aware multicolumn control (TDBDropDown), a combo box, and a multiline text editor. Third-party drop-down controls also supported.

Automatic data translation

Database values can be automatically translated into alternate text or graphics without coding. For example, numeric codes can be rendered as words or even bitmaps.

Data-sensitive display

A powerful regular expression facility can be used to apply different styles to individual cells depending upon their contents. For example, negative numbers can be shown in red, or fields containing a particular substring can be shown in bold.

Drag-and-drop features

Programmers can implement drag-and-drop interfaces that are sensitive to the grid's rows, columns, or individual cells.

Interactive visual editing

Programmers can create columns, retrieve field layouts from a bound data source, resize grid components, and configure all aspects of the grid layout at design time—no coding is required.

Flexible unbound modes

Event-driven unbound modes handle any data source and are ideal for displaying array data, connecting to a proprietary database, or eliminating the overhead associated with data controls.

Unbound columns

The grid supports unbound columns while other columns are bound to a data control.

Array-based storage mode

The XArrayDB object included with True DBGrid Pro 8.0 works just like a Visual Basic array, but also acts as a data source for the grid. No unbound events to code!

Reusable grid layouts

Grid layouts can be saved to a file, then reused in other projects. Multiple layouts can be stored in a single grid at design time, then loaded as needed in code. End-user layout preferences can also be saved to a file, then recalled the next time the application is run.

Input masking

Input templates similar to Visual Basic format strings can be assigned to columns in order to reduce end-user data entry errors.

Multiline displays

The cells in a single record can now span multiple lines, making all columns visible.

Run-time CellTips

Provides context-sensitive help for end users.

Alternating row colors

Enhances the readability of the grid's display.

Excellent documentation

True DBGrid Pro 8.0 includes an extensive manual and online help with plenty of tutorials and examples.

Free run-time distribution

No royalty fees required.