> Ultimately, it appears as though I can't populate the column list of a > dataset without being able to create a Firebird connection (which makes > perfect sense) but I can't do it. Surely there must be a way to have > the Firebird provider appear as a data source in the Change Data Source > dialog.
> Surely other people must be doing this. do allow me some warning on this. If your application is determined to remain small, go ahead and try to use the visual design-time stuff. But be warned that the code is next to un-supportable in the future. To see what I mean, either get the DDEX running (which might prove quite a competition, also) and make one sample form, and then look at the code generated behind (in the .designer.cs file). You probably would not want to deal with that garbage again in 6 - 18 months. design-time databinding might look more comfortable in the beginning, but IMHO it is not the way to go for serious projects. Just so that you heard that warning once :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider
