>>>>>>>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.
>
>I'm not seeing it in the toolbox ?

We use Infragistics...It should be under controls.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.listview.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb546972.aspx

There are simple tutorials here:
http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/wpf-tutorial-using-the-listview-part-1
http://cs.vbcity.com/blogs/xtab/archive/2009/08/23/how-to-use-the-wpf-listview.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2007/03/17/sample-form-using-listview.aspx