RadGrid Tutorials step by step

[swati]

Hi Team,

I am new to Telerik controls and was trying to experience code before buying. There are wealth of information and demo information on the site. However , it does not explains about step by step tutorial for simple application. For example, if I want to create a datagrid and display information from the database in asp.net C# web application, Microsoft has a very clean tour with step by step here: http://msd​n.microsof​t.com/en-u​s/library/​aa302124(v​=vs.71).as​px.
I am able to execute the application as it is if I follow the instructions. I was hoping to have similar tour from the scratch for at least one application for beginner in telerik. If I copy source as it is from demo page and paste in my demo application and reference Telerik.web.UI, it generates tons of errors. Your demo does not talk from the scratch.

Will you please redirect me to a simple web application where I can use RADGRID and setup a data source and dataset to display records/query results from the database step by step tutorial?

Thanks in advance,

Swati

[Viktor Tachev]

Hi Swati,

If you are just starting to use our controls and are not familiar with RadGrid I would recommend checking the Getting Started section for the control in our online documentation. There is an article that provide step-by-step information on how you could create and bind the control here. You need to follow the steps described in the article and you would be able to see the RadGrid in action.

Also if you would like to try running a demo locally you need to follow the demo isolation steps and you should be able to run the demo.

Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Telerik

[swati]

Thank you for referencing links. I am still having difficulties to setup a project from the tutorials.

1. Do I have to create a WebSite2 project? If so, what template has to be selected. The tutorial starts directly to copy the .mdf file.
2. I don't see the Telerik UI gridcontrol Toolbox enabled. I tried to drag and drop some controls which are available, but they don't generate or gets added on the page.
3. How do I get RadGrid Smart Tag? Is that the same available in the Toolbox? I don't see any of those options.
4. In the tour Step 2, drag and drop RadGrid shows some table in the design mode, but it does not do anything and cant see any column on the design mode but on the code I see 2 lines.
5. I cant goto the configuration wizard mode at all.

Is there a simple application where 1st time user can follow the instructions as it is to execute and see the results?

Many thanks in advance,
Shridhar

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Shridhar,

There is also a more extensive step-by-step tutorial available here. It should get you started in the right direction.

Additionally try installing the controls from the msi file provided on our website. The installer should automatically include the controls in the Toolbox and also add a template for a Telerik WebSite project in Visual Studio. You could select this template when working with our controls.

In case the controls do not appear in the Visual Studio toolbox please check our Toolbox troubleshooting article.
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Note that in order for the RadGrid to show some data it needs to be data-bound. You could use Simple or Advanced data binding depending on your requirements. If you would like additional information on data-binding you may find this article interesting.


Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Telerik