Today , we will discuss about Farpoint Technology and his Merits and Demerits of Spreadsheet.
Introduction:
Introduction:
It's just an Excel Sheet. It can support. Net Application windows, Web Application
and VB6. Separate dll files for Windows, Web Applications and VB6. I hope, it's
replacing for Datagridview. Because both are same.
History of Farpoint
Spread Sheet:
1991 Spread released as a DLL control as the initial product
offering from Farpoint Technologies, Inc.
1990s
Spread VBX released.[1]
Spread ActiveX released.
These components are now known as
Spread COM.
2003 Spread for Windows Forms released as a completely new
managed C# version prompted by the launch of Visual Studio .NET.
2003 Spread for Web Forms (now Spread for ASP.NET) released.
2006 Spread for BizTalk released.[2]
2009 Farpoint Technologies acquired by GrapeCity
Merits and
Demerits of Farpoint Spread:
Merits:
Easy to Access.
Lock Cells
Different types of Cell Type.
Separate Celltypes for each Cell.
Support Regular
Expression.
Support Charts
Controls.
Copy and Paste cells.
Supports Windows Windows
Azure AppFabric.
Cell Notes
Support Custom Cell
Type.
Child Control.
Splitter Bar
Build in Custom Skin
and Styles.
Floating Formula Bar.
Automatic Completion.
PDF Export
Filter Option
Searching.
Validation
CellSpan.
Client Side Column
and Row Resize.
Move Scrollbar (Horizontal
and Vertical) with or without User interaction.
Bound and unbound
mode.
Demerits:
One Event for
General Cell Type (like Button Click
Event)
Conclusion:
Thanks for reading
this Article. I hope, It is very useful to you. Tomorrow onwards, we will read to
use Farpoint in .Net Applicaiton.