Need Data Widgets Program for Windows 7

[DebbieH]

I am in the process of updating a VB6 application on a Windows 7 machine. The program uses active X controls (SSDW3A16.ocx, SSDW3A32.ocx, ssdw3b32.ocx, ssdw3b16.ocx) from Sheridan software's Data Widgets 3.0. In searching the internet, I am informed this particular program is not compatible with Windows 7.

Is there a substitute program that contains similar active x controls that is compatible with Windows 7? These active x controls enables data grids in this application.

Any suggestions would be appreciated
Debbie

[fafalone]

I'm not familiar with those particular controls, but it could help if you could clarify which features you're looking for that aren't supported by a regular datagrid control that comes with VB, which should work fine under 7.

[DataMiser]

I have not used those either but they are really really old. I'm not sure they were even available back when VB6 was released. As you can see by the names they included 16 bit versions which strongly indicates they were intended to be used with VB4 as that was the only version that did both 16 and 32 bit. I did use some of their controls back in VB3 and one in VB5 which was later upgraded to VB6.

The flexgrid came with VB5 and the hFlexgrid with VB6 are likely the control that should be used.

[DebbieH]

When looking at the original code on a windows XP machine, these controls produce a data grid of type SSOLEDBGrid.

I am new to VB6 (the original author passed away 8 months ago), so I am not sure where this is declared or initiated. I know that 3 of the forms use that object type.

Sorry I cannot be of more help.

[gibra]

It seems that the ssdw3b32.ocx component suffers from many problems, at least reading this forum:
Data Widgets Forum
https://www.componentsource.com/prod...-widgets/forum

but there are some fix for Windows 7 and 8:
v35installation.htm
http://www.booktrakker.com/BTPro_V36...lation_fix.htm


Reading the features of this component:
Data Widgets
https://www.componentsource.com/product/data-widgets

They do not seem so advanced and nowadays you can reasonably suppose that it can be replaced by normal DataGrid shipped on Visual Basic 6.0, update with Service Pack 6.



However, the document below declare 'finally' both the components as Expired and Retired:

http://download.infragistics.com/dow...tLifeCycle.pdf

By me, this components are too olds.
In any case, I suggest to usa a more modern Datagrid.

[fafalone]

I think as either part of Windows or VB6... there's Microsoft DataGrid Control 6.0 (OLEDB), that's probably what its using as an underlying control and the best option for replacement. MS will probably support that longer than 3rd party controls.