Grid Reviews

So, we've taken a geek peak at five of the top grids currently on the market:

• VSFlexGrid Pro
• True DBGrid Pro 6.0
• Data Widgets
• Spread
• ActiveX Component Suite

Now for the moment of truth. Which package got the official thumbs up?

Well, without a shadow of a doubt, I can personally commend Videosoft's VSFlexGrid Pro. Easy-to-use, relatively inexpensive and with more prominent features than Sherlock Holmes with a bad case of measles, this is undoubtedly the clear winner.

And I'm not just saying that 'cause the nice folk at Videosoft have lined my pockets with gold. I wish they would (hint, hint)...

Coming in at second place, I'd rank Sheridan's Data Widgets as a good, all-round solution for database development. Whilst certainly not as feature-rich as VSFlexGrid Pro, it certainly the cheapest of them all. And remember that this package doesn't just ship with a grid but a host of other groovy controls, too!

Now if only these products were around a couple of years ago - it could've saved me one or twenty-two sleepless nights...

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This article was originally published on November 20, 2002