Q153669: DOC: Documented Properties Do Not Exist on DBGrid

Article: Q153669
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.0 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp400 kbVBp500
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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Page 608 of the Visual Basic 4.x Programmers Guide in the Formatting section
indicates that:

  "Each column of the DBGrid control has its own font, border, word-wrap,
  color, and other attributes that can be set without regard to other columns."

This is an error in the documentation.

MORE INFORMATION
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None of the explicitly mentioned properties can be set on a per-column basis.
The only properties of the DBGrid that can be set on a per-column basis can be
determined as follows:

1. Right-click the DBGrid.

2. Select Properties.

3. On the property sheet, select Columns.

REFERENCES
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Visual Basic 4.0 Programmers Guide, page 608

Visual Basic Programmer's guide, Chapter 14, page 693.

Also, if you select a dbgrid on a form and hit the F1 key, you get a Help file
that contains the erratum.

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Keywords          : kbVBp400 kbVBp500 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbZNotKeyword3 kbVB16bitSearch
Version           : 4.0 5.0

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