Building a custom (dynamic) dataset and grid

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Hi,

I'm in the process of building a dynamic table in which you can add/remove rows & columns so it varies in size depending on what the user wants.

Its purpose is to store properties for a product, but there can be from 1 to 10 different properties(columns) per product, and multiple instances(rows) of the product as well.

Here's a screenshot of what I mean http://i40.tinypic.com/nbqkxc.jpg

As you can see I need the structure to be completely up to the client which is where I'm getting stuck.

I've started writing a custom DataSet that has "add column" & "add row" buttons, and have built a custom Table with Textboxes in each cell which builds from that dataset.

I have no idea how to store the data on submit though, and to make it even more complex I need to store this in the database as a string which I think I can do by converting it to XML.

Any help is appreciated, I think I just need a pointer in the right direction and am happy to do research from there.

Thanks in advance.

Marko

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