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  • Web ASP.NET AJAX

    RadTips, Episode 13: Using Declarative Client-Side Databinding in the RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX, Part 1

    I’m happy to announce another episode of RadTips, a series of screencasts offering tips and tricks for using Telerik's RadControls. If you've missed previous episodes, be sure to check them out. Each is only a few minutes long and covers a specific feature of the RadControls. Here is a list of the last few episodes... Customizing Templates in the RadScheduler for ASP.NET AJAX  Spell-Checking with the RadSpell for ASP.NET AJAX Add an 'Export to PDF' Button to the RadEditor for ASP.NET AJAX Customizing the Look of the RadAjaxLoadingPanel for ASP.NET AJAX Sharing Toolbars with the RadEditor for ASP.NET AJAX If you’re interested in these and...
    February 10, 2009 1 min read
  • Web

    Insert, Update, Delete with OpenAccess and RadGridView for Silverlight

    Download I will show you how easy is to integrate OpenAccess with RadGridView for Silverlight. I get the example from my colleague Dimitur and make it work with our RadGridView. If you are interested how to make OpenAccess to work with ADO.NET Data Services please read his blog series. To allow inserting new rows in RadGridView we should attach to AddingNewDataItem event. <telerik:RadGridView x:Name="gridView" Grid.Row="1" AddingNewDataItem="GridViewAddingNewDataItem" /> And provide the newly created object in it. private void GridViewAddingNewDataItem(object sender, GridViewAddingNewEventArgs e) { e.NewObject = new Supplier(); } Now we can insert new objects. Next steps is to save changes to the database. We should attach to GridViewRow.EditEndedEvent. this.gridView.AddHandler(GridViewRow.EditEndedEvent, new...
    February 04, 2009 1 min read
  • Desktop WPF

    How to use Custom Row Layouts in RadGridView for WPF

    Presenting data in a grid is common in many applications, but it doesn't have to look like a bunch or columns and rows.  With WPF you have freedom to make the data look totally different.  In this post, I am going to demonstrate using a custom row layout with the RadGridView for WPF.  To get started, I have setup a new window with a RadGridView.  I will be using the Northwind database Employees table for this example.  I would like to point out that if you are going to recreate this example, you will need to add the Window.Resources section...
    February 04, 2009 3 min read
  • Desktop WinForms

    Quickly Formatting Data with the RadGridView for WinForms

    Most developers have encountered a need at some point to modify how data is displayed to the user.  The RadGridView offers a very straightforward way to format data without having to modify the source data.  For example, you may not want the time displayed with a DateTime field, or you want to change the structure of the data to meet an internal standard.  The screenshot below shows three different fields which display the default DateTime format. This may be valid data, but it may not be useful to the user and we could potentially save screen real estate by eliminating...
    January 30, 2009 2 min read
  • Productivity Document Processing

    Exporting data to Excel using the RadGridView for WinForms

         There usually comes a time for most developers when they need to use the data being displayed in an application, outside of that application.  There are obviously a number of ways you can present data, but it is common to leverage Microsoft Excel.  It provides a similar look and feel to the grid which means minimal reformatting, plus Excel is widely used and therefore most offices should have a version of the software available.       How to get your data into Excel?  The RadGridView offers a couple of options to accomplish this task.  First, you can use the Primary...
    January 28, 2009 3 min read