Visual Basic Concepts

Retrieving Structure

Your Hierarchical FlexGrid's structure information includes detailed band and column setup information. By default, the column order within each band is in the same order as the underlying ADO Recordset. Once retrieved, you can use the structure information to control how data appears in your Hierarchical FlexGrid.

To retrieve band and field information

• Right-click your Hierarchical FlexGrid, and then select Retrieve Structure from the shortcut menu.

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  Access the Hierarchical FlexGrid's Property Pages dialog box and select the Bands tab. This tab contains the structural information of your Hierarchical FlexGrid.

Following retrieval of the structure of the data, the information is stored with the Hierarchical FlexGrid. Once the structure information is retrieved, the design-time Hierarchical FlexGrid displays updated information for each band and field.

Note   If the structure of the DataSource changes, you must re-retrieve the structure before the changes will appear in your Hierarchical FlexGrid.

Clearing Band and Column Information

When you clear band and column information, they are restored to their default settings.

To clear band and field information

• Right-click your Hierarchical FlexGrid, and select Clear Structure from the shortcut menu.

Note   If you have made any changes to the band or column properties of your Hierarchical FlexGrid, a warning message appears. At this point, you can click OK to reset the Hierarchical FlexGrid to its default state and discard all user-defined settings.