I'm going to post one more time with more detail.
Visual Studio C++ 2008.
I have tried a CListCtrl inside a dialog as well as a CListView derived project.
I can populate the control with data if it's in list mode and the data appears, if I try to use the report view of the control. I create the columns and they appear in the top of the control as expected.
However, when I add an item to the control, the reported count increases, I can retrieve the text data, however, I cannot see the data, it is not visible. I have tried all the usual things. I have tried both methods of adding an item, the LVITEM structure and just the plain a string. Neither works. Once again, the control is aware of the item being added. I can even fetch the item's string back and it appears to be right, but the data does not appear in the control
I even tried to force the text and background color but to no avail.
I have used this same method in the past on other projects and I have not had this trouble however that was with Studio 2003 and Studio 2005.
Am I missing something simple here or is this a real issue. I have all three projects if anyone is interested in settings.