Listview controls or flexgrid controls

Hi All,

I need some help displaying data in a listview or flexgrid inside a form.
I'm looking to create a listview box or flexgrid that displays layer
information about blocks. My problem is when I try to insert the control I
get an error that it is not registered. the error displays a dialog box with
a help button but when I select the help button I get nothing.

Can any point me to some helps files that explain the listview or flexgrid
and how to register them and push data into the columns displays.

The interesting thing is I have a sample form with a listview that I found
in the ng download selection and it display the data fine. Why then when I
select a new listview from the tools bar I get this error. In the end all
I'm trying to do is create a few data display forms that look like the civil
3d and 2005 displays with styles.

as always thanks for any comments. Have a great day.

John Coon

 

My experience has been that FlexGrid or ListView don't do well in the VBA
environment.
I've had all manner of strange behavior when using them in VBA.

You might want to think about using VB instead. I use them all over the
place in VB with good results.

 

Look at vbAccelerator for controls you can use as neither the listview or
flexgrid are allowed to be used in vba per MS' eula

-- Mike
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Mike Tuersley
CADalyst's CAD Clinic
Rand IMAGINiT Technologies
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the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

 

I find this quite interesting.

First, I can't seem to find a EULA for VBA anywhere on my machine. If I
can't use these controls, why are they available for use? How did I get them
on my computer in the first place?

Second, I have seen posted previously the fact that Flexgrid is not to be
used, but this is the first time I've seen Listview included.

Mike, can you point me to the EULA for VBA?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

To make it simple, Jeff, look at a clean install of AutoCAD. Go into the
VBAIDE and if a control isn't on the toolbar, you can't redistribute it -
i.e. anything you go looking for is taboo unless its a freeware/3rd party
that you downloaded.

To get the actual eula, you need to download the vba sdk from MS.

-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

 

OK, I believe you Mike.

I just want to know how someone that:
just installed Autocad,
goes to the VBAIDE,
creates a new form,
right clicks on the toolbox,
and finally selects Flexgrid for a new control, and places that control in
their form......

has just done something they aren't supposed to. Because based on the
licenses I read when installing, or my help files, or any readme files, I
didn't see any warning against this.

And please, I'm not trying to be difficult or argumentive, I really would
like to know how I would know that the form I've been using (and have shared
with others) for the last year and a half is based on breaking a
license.......without a 'word of mouth' validation.

Thanks for understanding my desire to understand ;-)

 

Good questions....I dunno. I learned via word-of-mouth as well after I had
issues getting things installed and running in a past life =) Luckily, I do
everything in DLL so I don't need to worry/question it any more.

The other issue, too, is that those controls are "problem children" if you
try and use them in vba. They cause weird graphical issues, memory
problems, etc. So, its best not to use them at all and look to some place
like vbAccelerator [vbA] for free replacements. vbA's are decent, you just
need to be careful to read the requirements because some times the controls
require vbA libraries not included with the control itself.

-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

 

Oh, Randall Rath & company @ CADVault have written quite a few replacement
controls as well.

-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

 

Yes, I know. Thanks. But that poor new guy just writing his first macro with
a cute litle form and finds the the listview control fulfills his need
.............

Thanks for your input, Mike. At least I know I'm not crazy for wondering
these things. I don't mind following rules and regulations, I just like to
know what it is I'm supposed to follow. Now where's that spoon....

 

Guys,

Thanks for the description of what I was experiencing, I am that guy Jeff
is talking about trying to use one of these controls.
The sample listview I have was one that Jeff (you) wrote. it's was a xref
sync routine. I liked the column formatting and wanted to use that to
display some layer values in my form. I can copy and paste Jeff's listview
box and it would view fine but when I tried to insert one from the toolbar I
got the error.

I'll look into the vbAccelerator.

Thank you all, have a great day.
John Coon