DVXP TEdit.NET Documentation

Introduction

DVXP TEdit.NET 3.0 is an ASP.NET server grid control that is ideal for building data table viewing and editing web pages in minutes.

TEdit.NET has a large number of unique features over database programming with the standard data controls of ASP.NET, such as:

Requires no programming at all (though programming can be used to customize it's behavior). Just specify the tables you want to edit, and go!
Easy declaration of lookup combo boxes for columns that refer to other tables.
Multiple row selections and operations such as deletes.
Master-Detail grid support (analogous to MS Access sub forms).
Light weight; minimal use of view state and suitable for large data sets.
Supports SQL Server, Access and Oracle databases, as well as user-provided data sets and XML files.
Automatic paging, sorting and filtering. Free-format text search.
Automatic data caching for even better performance.
Support for using stored procedures and custom database commands.
Very flexible and configurable. CSS style sheet driven. Adjustable column styles and column ordering. All captions can be overridden and localized.
Runtime parameters. Through the use of parameters, TEdit.NET can be used to build end-user applications where data must be selected or hidden depending on the current user or other application context.
Various events that allow for: custom formatting and layout; validation and parsing; error handling; summarizations; binding to user-provided datasets; pre and post processing of changed rows.

For a list of what's new in version 3.0, see the release notes.

Help file overview

Getting started step-by-step guide
Installation and upgrading
A list of samples showcasing various functionality such as single table view, master-detail view, altering the appearance of the control with paging, button locations, CSS styles and display text language.
XML Configuration file reference
Also, there is a complete Control reference, with full documentation on all properties and events.
License agreement

Installation and Upgrading

TEdit.NET consists of a single assembly, named DVXP.DXTableEditor.dll. To use the TEdit.NET control, the only required step is to simply reference the assembly from your Visual Studio.NET project. Or, if you do not use Visual Studio.NET, create a folder named bin below your site's virtual directory and place the DLL in there. For a full overview of creating a TEdit.NET based application, see the getting started guide.

The .NET runtime version 1.1 must be installed on the web server. You can use both Visual Studio 2002 (with .net 1.1 installed) and Visual Studio 2003. The sample projects are targeted at Visual Studio 2003.

Users of version 2 can upgrade to version 3 by just replacing the DVXP.DXTableEditor.dll file that is referenced in their projects.

Samples

A sample project is provided that demonstrates the features of TEdit.NET. You can access the samples at your local machine at http://localhost/TEditNorthwind. This site is automatically created by the TEdit.NET setup program. The sample files can be found at C:\Program Files\DVXP\TEdit.NET 3.0\TEditNorthwind.

Note that it might be necessary to update the connection string in the web.config file for your SQL Server, MSDE or MSAccess Northwind database configuration.

You can also run the samples online and browse the source code at www.tedit.net/samples.aspx.

TEdit.NET comes with a fully functional sample application called DXTrack, a bug tracking system. You can find installation instructions it here, or access it online.

License

Thank you for using TEdit.NET software as directed.

Evaluation Version

You are welcome to use the evaluation version for 30 days without any charge, for evaluation and development purposes only. If you continue to use the software afterwards, you have to purchase a license. For development and testing purposes only, a copy of a server license may be installed on development PCs.

The only difference between the evaluation and the purchased version is that the evaluation version displays a reminder text and expires after 30 days. We encourage you to buy the software and support its further development.

The evaluation version may be freely distributed, provided the distribution package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution without written permission.

Terms

This License Agreement is a legal agreement between you and Development Expertise BV ("AUTHOR") for the use of this software product including software, documentation and associated materials ("SOFTWARE"). The SOFTWARE is licensed to you, not sold. By installing or using the SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound to the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use or install the SOFTWARE.

The SOFTWARE may be installed for development and testing purposes on any number of servers. For production purposes, a license must be obtained for each server (that is, for each operating system instance) that is running the SOFTWARE. For instance, if the SOFTWARE is installed on 7 different servers, a license must be purchased for each server.

The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as by other intellectual property laws and treaties. You may make copies of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE or copy any written materials accompanying the SOFTWARE, but you may transfer the SOFTWARE on a permanent basis, if you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms. Any transfer must include the most recent update and all prior versions. Further you may not use, copy, emulate, clone, modify, translate, rent, lease, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE except as described in this license; any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights of any kind in the SOFTWARE which are not expressly granted in this license are entirely and exclusively reserved to and by the AUTHOR.

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