David, What you're looking for is an editable data grid. They're common components and fairly easy to find. They're also typically a pain in the tail. If you're comfortable with C++ you might look at wxWidgets and their built-in datagrid.
Clay David Bicking said: > This is probably off-topic for this list, so let me apologize in advance > if it is. I don't have a probably in using sqlite itslef, but in rather > how to use a UI to present the info to the user. I am not neccesarily > asking for how to advice here, but rather pointers on where I can find > such advice. > > I have written applications that will grab a record from an sqlite > table, and insert the values in pre-existing text boxes, which the user > can then change, finally clicking a save button, which sends the changed > data back to sqlite. > > I have also written applications that will select multiple records, and > dump that data as a printed report on paper. > > What I don't know how to do (without specialized tools) is to grab > multiple records and present them in editable fashion to the user, > keeping track of changes so thy can be written back. I am looking for > something like a datasheet view or continuous form on MS Access. > > I have been advised to just place enough edits boxes for five or so > records, then fill in the first five, then give the user "Next Five" and > "Previous Five" buttons to click. But I would rather a solution in which > the user can scroll down to see all the records, (within reason). > > I also want to do this with the least overhead and the most portable way > possible. My target audience is like my brother in laws business: they > have a few non-networked PC's with a mixture of versions of windows. My > second audience is my own home network of PC's running windows and > linux. > > This, I believe, leaves out any tool that requires KDE or Gnome or > anything big and bloated. While I consider GTK to be big and bloated, I > guess that is the upper limit that I want to consider. > > My language of choice is Basic, but do program in C, and have programmed > in C++. > > So I am looking for links to tutorials or how-tos, or even the right > string of text to use on google to point me in the right direction. > > Any advice is appreciated. > Thanks, > David > > -- Simple Content Management http://www.ceamus.com
