I'm designing a MFC app in which I'd like to have a grid with 2 coloumns : both editable in which the user will input data and the app will get notified about it. The number of rows can be increased/decreased by the user as he wants - What would be the ideal MFC control to use for this kind of requirement ?
This is my first time designing a MFC app , so dont mind if it sounds too noobish :)
It's not a noobish question. Actually you have encountered a problem which bugs every MFC developer since 15 years: The MFC library does not have a built-in Grid Control. And a kind of Grid Control is what you are looking for, I guess. As far as I'm aware of, it is not possible to edit two columns in a CListCtrl. Only the first column, the "Label", can be edited.
For a Grid control you have to look for appropriate Third-Party tools which can be added to your projects, for instance as ActiveX controls. (I remember that the old Visual Studio 6 came with an "MS FlexGrid" which you could add with the component gallery to the project, but I've never worked with it, so I don't know if it's a good choice. But perhaps enough for your purpose.) Most third-party Grid controls require license fees but here is one (quite powerful) grid for free (at least free of fees but not of a license):
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/gridctrl.aspx
(or google by "MFC Grid Control" or something like that. I think there will be more free grids.)