Converting dxGrid to cxGrid

Question

I'm converting existing database driven application from D7 to D2009, therefore I won't be able to use dxGrids anymore. Is there any automatic way to convert dxGrid components to cxGrids? If not, what would you suggest me in order to gain time converting them manually?

Answer 1

ExpressQuantumGrid by VCL may have the migration support you need.

Answer 2

Here is a issue on the Dev Express site that address this issue www.devexpress.com/issue=CQ59375

Excerpt:

In brief, you should perform the following steps to convert your current project:

1) Install both versions of the ExpressQuantumGrid (v3 and v6) for Delphi6;
2) Convert your old grid's layout to the latest product version (please refer to the "Converting to ExpressQuantumGrid" topic in the ExpressQuantumGrid's documentation to find more information on this subject);
3) Adjust your code to use the latest product version;
4) Install the latest version of the ExpressQuantumGrid (v6) for Delphi 2007; 5) Use the converted project in Delphi 2007.

From the help file that they refer to:

ExpressQuantumGrid provides an Import dialog at design time for importing settings from third-party grid controls and converting them to the native properties of the ExpressQuantumGrid. Three types of grid components can be imported to ExpressQuantumGrid:

· ExpressQuantumGrid3 (TdxDBGrid) and ExpressQuantumGrid3 Layout (TdxDBGridLayout)
· standard TDBGrid
· W2W InfoPowerGrid 3000 (TwwDBGrid)