datagrid sort order

[John Smith]

i have a win form w/ a datagrid inside
while the app is running many instances of this form r created and closed
how can i ensure that the sort user used last time is kept until the whole
app is
closed

TIA

[William Ryan eMVP]

John:

Here's my answer from the WindowsForms ng
Create a DataView as a static property and bind everything to it. If you
need seperate datasources with the same sort order, same thing... static
class storing the Index of the column you want sorted on . Every time you
bind the grid, set the sort order (ideally of a dataview) to that
columnindex.

If you are in VB.NET, you can just use modules if you are uncomfortable with
Static properties, they are quite similar.

HTH,

Bill

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"John Smith" <a_*@abv.bg> wrote in message
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i have a win form w/ a datagrid inside
while the app is running many instances of this form r created and closed
how can i ensure that the sort user used last time is kept until the whole
app is
closed

TIA

[Cor Ligthert]

Hi John,

When you create a dataview you can save the last sortorder as
\\\
Dim sortcolumnAndOr der As String = dv.Sort
////
However only the last column that is clicked not multiple columns.

I hope this helps?

Cor

[John Smith]

tnx, ill try - but its not too simple :((
"William Ryan eMVP" <do********@com cast.nospam.net > wrote in message
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John:

Here's my answer from the WindowsForms ng
Create a DataView as a static property and bind everything to it. If you
need seperate datasources with the same sort order, same thing... static
class storing the Index of the column you want sorted on . Every time you
bind the grid, set the sort order (ideally of a dataview) to that
columnindex.

If you are in VB.NET, you can just use modules if you are uncomfortable with Static properties, they are quite similar.

HTH,

Bill

www.devbuzz.com
www.knowdotnet.com
"John Smith" <a_*@abv.bg> wrote in message
news:#R******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

i have a win form w/ a datagrid inside
while the app is running many instances of this form r created and closed how can i ensure that the sort user used last time is kept until the whole app is
closed

TIA

[John Smith]

i`ll try this too

"Cor Ligthert" <no**********@p lanet.nl> wrote in message
news:Oq******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

Hi John,

When you create a dataview you can save the last sortorder as
\\\
Dim sortcolumnAndOr der As String = dv.Sort
////
However only the last column that is clicked not multiple columns.

I hope this helps?

Cor