>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to find some good examples of WPF applications. Development walkthroughs etc
>>>>>
>>>>>Something that involves data access.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any recommendations.
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>Maybe something here: http://www.actiprosoftware.com/Support/ResourceGuides/WPF/ViewCategory.aspx?ResourceGuideCategoryID=26
>>>>
>>>>But, to me, the problem with most WPF samples is that they tend to favour showing off the clever UI stuff rather than demonstrating simple 'ground up' examples
>>>
>>>Yes thats what I'm finding.
>>>
>>>I may just put it to one side till vs2010 as I can't believe how long winded the data access is.
>>
>>Check out the ones listed here (there are numerous):
>>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/534328/good-example-wpf-applications
>>
>>However, I agree with Viv, most are focused too heavy on the UI, but some of the examples on that page are worth looking at.
>>
>>I'd start with this one:
>>http://www.codeplex.com/wikipage?ProjectName=wpf&title=Southridge%20Lab&referringTitle=Home
>>(there were some problems, but I think they were ironed out at some point)
>
>I like the listview control in VS2008 but there's nothing like that in WPF (I just thought I'd have a look at this today)

and this guy has some neat examples:
http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/wpf-sample-series-listbox-grouping-sorting-subtotals-and-collapsible-regions/
he has others on his site (see WPF Business APP Series in lower right box).

Note: This thread doesn't show C# or vb.net as the preferred language...

On the listview, what features are you looking for? There is a listview in WPF.