Question about a user control derived from DropDownList

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Big Daddy

I have a simple control that is in a CS file (not ASCX). It is derived
from DropDownList like this

public class FiltersDropDown : DropDownList
{
....
}

It overrides a couple of functions. I want to include this
FiltersDropDown control in an ASPX file. I know how to use the "@
register" directive to include an ASCX file, but it doesn't seem to
work when the control is defined in a CS file. If I put the CS file in
a library (DLL) I am able to access it, but I don't want to put it in a
libarary; I just want to include it in the web site like a regular
file. I have tried putting it in the root directory of the website, a
custom subdirectory, or the app_code subdirectory, without any success.
Any ideas? I am using ASP.NET 2.0

Thanks in advance,
John
 
Try this out,

<%@ Register Src="~/foldername/FiltersDropDown .cs"
TagName="FiltersDropDown"
TagPrefix="FDD" %>

Thanks
Thiagarajan Rajendran
 
Nope, it doesn't work. The compiler gives me this error on the @
Register directive:

"The file 'src' is not a valid here because it doesn't expose a type"

Any other ideas?
Thanks,
John
 
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