Question on methods...

In the current application I am writing I query a database and create a list of database entries that have to have a button to edit the information. When I use table, if there are fewer records than fit correctly into the window the records get all stretched out. When I use clist, it appears I can't use buttons within the list. I've noticed there seems to be a table property to limit the height of a row. Has anyone experimented with this, or does anyone have another idea on making this work? Thanks in advance! Miles Phillips