ComponentOneGoodies.Install()

Had this query from a member of our UserGroup today:

Query from a member re porting a VB6 app to .Net.
"We have been using MSflex grids with our VB6 work to date.

In .NET, Bill in his wisdom has changed to data bound grids.

To make our software compatible is there a grid in .NET that works the same as the MSflex grid as I have been informed that databound grids will not suit our application.

After expounding my newfound WebForms DataGrid knowledge, I remembered the ComponentOne gear that was included in The Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit, and decided to finally got around to installing my goodies... after the install this is what I found in my Start Menu :):

I'm planning to build some WinForms demo apps to test out the suite - but the offer seems incredibly generous. The WebForms components look fairly impressive too and include the following: WebChart, WebGrid, WebMenu's and WebReports. It's a good time to remember that component vendors serve a very important role in the development process by producing high-quality, fixed price widgets that can be re-used in apps. After installing the ComponentOne suite I remember that I sat behind the ComponentOne guys at the ASP.NET Preview a while back... if you thought that server control authoring was good in V1 - you just wait ;-)