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A Very Useful Class to Display SQL SELECT Results
Display the results of a SQL SELECT operation. Many grid controls are available for VC++ developers, but this control is small yet contains many features for developers and end users.
MFC Extension Classes CListCtrlEx and CListViewEx
Learn about augmented versions of CListCtrl and CListView with sort direction indicators, coloring of the sort column, column hiding, and more.
MFC Virtual List Control
Removes the mystery of associating list views (controls) with large amounts of data
Copying/Moving Rows in CListCtrl
Copying/Moving Rows in CListCtrl
Changing row height in owner drawn control
Changing row height in owner drawn control
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Building an Azure Queuing Message Pipeline
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