1. Introduction

   SOFTGRID is a demonstration of how to create something like GRID.VBX
   without using it. It also shows a neat way of displaying an array of user
   defined types without much new code. The same ideas in the code could be
   used with GRID.VBX. Feel free to distribute and use the code for non-
   commercial education use.

   Features of SOFTGRID are:
        1. the user can to choose which fields (columns) to be displayed at
           runtime.
        2. the table can be displayed sorted on any columns as chosen by the
           user.
        3. the user can size individual columns.
        4. columns can best fitted to the data or the current form width.


   2. How to modify SOFTGRID for your own arrays

   You do not need much code to modify SOFTGRID to display an array of your
   own user defined types. All the code that starts with 'GRID' manages the
   grid. The code starting with 'My' can be changed for each user defined
   type. Normally I just copy SOFTGRID.FRM and modify it for the new type.

   Below is the minimum changes needed for a new type:

   Dim MyData() As testRecord
        Change the declaration of MyData() for the type you want to use.

   Const MyIniFileName = "vb-grid.ini"
   Const MyIniSectionPrefix = "vb-grid"
        Change these constants for the INI file and INI section name you want
        to use.

   sub myFields_GetFieldNames
        Change the field names in this routine to match the field names in
        your user defined type.

   Function myFields_Init_b () As Integer
        Load MyData(). Set the size of MyData() with MyDataNb.

   Sorting by fields
        If you have the registered version of AAVBSORT.DLL then change
        testRecord_ut and SortIdxTestRecord to match the user defined type of
        MyData(). Otherwise comment out references to SortIdxTestRecord.


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