Yes, for 799.00 you too can display data... :o) Really, while I agree that the Xceed DataGrid is a nice thing to have, it doesn't support a stance to use WPF for displaying data when the argument requires a 3rd party control.

(I wrote that even though I am in fact using WPF to display data) :o)


>I've heard that same argument before. You need to think outside the box here. There are many ways to visualize data that can add value to the app. Look at this demo http://download3.xceedsoft.com/demo/gridwpf/Xceed.Wpf.DataGrid.Samples.LiveExplorer.xbap
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>Now, you may say, I don't need that. True, you may not need that.. today. You may say, I can do that with Winforms. True, but it's actually easier with WPF.
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>Here are some links to consider:
>http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2007/09/01/wpf-goes-to-work.aspx
>http://blogs.msdn.com/jaimer/pages/WPFLobWhy.aspx
>http://community.infragistics.com/wpf/media/p/79117.aspx
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>>While I think WPF very much lacking in data handling (ie none)
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>>I know hardware has advanced but a form is a form and I don't need to be able to animate it or rotate it.
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>> I'd be interested to hear from people some way down the road in developing in WPF how it has helped them in presenting data in their applications . After all thats what 99% of business applications are about.