August 21, 1997

If the DataGrid is bound to a VB data control, you need to set theRecordSource property of the data control to “” (null string)and then use the Refresh method: Sub

If a VBX is acting erratically, make sure you are using the most currentversion of the VBX on your system (and make sure to put it into your user’sWindows/System directory

The SBCEasy custom control that comes with Desaware’s SpyWorks-VB canbe used to update a status bar whenever the mouse moves over any controlor form in your application. All you need

Many features of SBCEasy (a tool that comes with Desaware’s SpyWorks-VB)work only on its container, and because it cannot be placed on a MDI Parentform, the MenuSelect event does not

Be sure to remove functions or procedures that you are no longer using.If you delete a control, be sure to remove the event procedures that weretied to that control.

There are two ways to save changes before exiting a form. One is toinvoke the Update method on the data control the DataGrid is bound to fromwithin the QueryUnload event

Setting the ClipControls property to False significantly reduces thetime it takes forms to paint. The default is True, so you’ll need to changeit to False. If you’re using graphics methods,

Keep control and form names as short as possible. Such names are keptin the EXE file. Variable names, however, are not kept in the EXE.

Grids provide a nice way to present certain types of spreadsheet information.Unfortunately, the grid in VB does not allow editing. With just a littlebit of code you can simulate editing