adding usercontrol to Toolbox

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Hi All,
I have two custom usercontrols in my project but how can i use them on a
windows form ?
I can not see them on the toolbox and i can not drag and drop from Solution
Explorer ..

Thanks for your help,
 
If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
the toolbox automatically.

If you want to build these user controls in a DLL and use them on a page in
another application then you will need to add them to the toolbox by
right-clicling the toolbox, select "Choose items..." and then browse to the
DLL containing your controls. Select it and then chose the controls you wish
to see.

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I created a user control. It compiles and builds a DLL successfully.
The control does not appear in the Toolbox.
If I right-click the Toolbox and select Choose Items... and browse for my DLL, it still doesn't appear in the Toolbox.

I have made a test program that adds an instance of the control dynamically and the control behaves exactly as I expect it to, so why can I not add it to the Toolbox?

This is in VS2005 team Edition for Software Developers.





Bob Powell [MVP] wrote:

If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
22-Jun-08

If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
the toolbox automatically.

If you want to build these user controls in a DLL and use them on a page in
another application then you will need to add them to the toolbox by
right-clicling the toolbox, select "Choose items..." and then browse to the
DLL containing your controls. Select it and then chose the controls you wish
to see.

--
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting
http://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
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adding usercontrol to Toolbox
Hi All,
I have two custom usercontrols in my project but how can i use them on a
windows form ?
I can not see them on the toolbox and i can not drag and drop from Solution
Explorer ..

Thanks for your help,

If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
the toolbox automatically.

If you want to build these user controls in a DLL and use them on a page in
another application then you will need to add them to the toolbox by
right-clicling the toolbox, select "Choose items..." and then browse to the
DLL containing your controls. Select it and then chose the controls you wish
to see.

--
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting
http://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm

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I created a user control. It compiles and builds a DLL successfully.
The control does not appear in the Toolbox.
If I right-click the Toolbox and select Choose Items... and browse for my
DLL, it still doesn't appear in the Toolbox.

I have made a test program that adds an instance of the control
dynamically and the control behaves exactly as I expect it to, so why can
I not add it to the Toolbox?

This is in VS2005 team Edition for Software Developers.
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Did you add a reference?

mick
 
Sorry for dragging up an old topic, but I was having a similar issue, but found an explanation.

Some of my custom controls did appear in the toolbox, but others didn't, it appears that the control will only be added to the toolbox if you specify a default (i.e. no argument) constructor.
Hi All,
I have two custom usercontrols in my project but how can i use them on a
windows form ?
I can not see them on the toolbox and i can not drag and drop from Solution
Explorer ..

Thanks for your help,
On Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:33 AM Bob Powell [MVP] wrote:
If the project has compiled successfully the user controls should appear in
the toolbox automatically.

If you want to build these user controls in a DLL and use them on a page in
another application then you will need to add them to the toolbox by
right-clicling the toolbox, select "Choose items..." and then browse to the
DLL containing your controls. Select it and then chose the controls you wish
to see.

--
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting
http://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm

Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/faqmain.htm

All new articles provide code in C# and VB.NET.
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