V G wrote:
>
> Yes, I'm pulling around 7000 to 10 000 rows from the Database. I know
> someone's going to ask *why*, but I just do.
>
> The user needs to know that the data exists, and generally what the data
> looks like.
>

As the user needs only to view the data, the data-binding may not
necessarily be the best option. Get the data from the SQL server in
reasonably sized pages, show the stream on the form, probably using
the technique more lightweight than DataGridView, and let the user
decide when to stop the process.

Getting things done in background may not necessarily help the user.
As the database grows, he may not be happy waiting too long for
something to happen even in the background. As the database approaches
in size the size of the RAM of your SQL Server, you probably should
think "more on the SQL server side" than on the client side.
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