I'm really frustrated and I'm hoping you guys know of a way to make this work. VB6 allowed me to use recordsets and ADO libraries and I loved it. Now with .Net, it appears everyone is using this ridiculous datagrid control. I hate it. Maybe its because I don't know how to use it efficiently, so help me out.

I don't want to see my database in a table. That's lame and inefficient. I just want to be able to load my Access DB into an adapter and then navigate the database via buttons and fill textboxes with the relevant data from the database. I then want to be able to edit them as I did in VB6. Maybe its just me, but I HATE how .Net handles DB's now. What was so wrong with the other way? I'm developing a stand-alone app that requires no use of the Internet, so why couldn't they leave that library in for this purpose?

If you're wondering why I don't just use VB6, its because I like the added controls and option of "updating" my programs with online functionality... SHOULD I CHOOSE TO DO SO!

Help me out guys... convert this non-believer... and don't tell me to use a datagrid!!! How gay...


HWOODKY