Can you make a datagrid look good?

[VBAHole22]

Does anyone have any good links or information about using css in datagrids?

I'm trying to make a professional looking datagrid but it's tough. There are attributes that can be applied in the html declaration of the datagrid (like CellPadding) but that seemingly can't be contained in a css style declaration. Is this true?

Does anyone have a nice looking template that they want to share with me? I'll make you famous. Your name in lights.

I don't want to go with one of those off the shelf formats. I'd rather do it myself. I just need a listing of the tags and what they do to help me out.

Would I be better off creating my own datagrid deriving from the MS one?

 

Thanks for any suggestions. I appreciate it. I realize it's lame to just beg for code but it would save me a ton of time and I have spent hours googling 'css datagrid' without much luck.

[Nate Bross]

You may want to look into the repeater control. I have had much success with it vs. the datagrid.

 

<asp:Repeater id="ExampleRepeater" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
	<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="780">
		<tr>
			<td>
				<p class="title">Title for Shown Data</p>
			</td>
		</tr>					
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
		<tr bgcolor="ffffff">
			<td>
				<p>Your Text Here</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
<AlternatingItemTemplate>
		<tr bgcolor="dcdcdc">
			<td>
				<p>Your Text Here</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
</AlternatingItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
	</table>
</FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

 

This code seems to make errors in VS.NET, but when you run it it works anyway. I have not been able to determine why the errors are caused, all I know is that the code works for me.