It's a SDK I bought. Project-> Add reference, select the dll and reference appears succesfully.
But how do I add this to the form at design time using the designer? I saw the examples have it, but I don't know how to add it.
You bought a commercial software license and it doesn't tell you how to add its controls to the toolbox? That's probably because it doesn't have any controls.
If it does, right-click the toolbox, Choose Items, click the Browse button. Get support from the vendor if that doesn't help, you paid them good money for it.
You can add some control in Toolbox (View->Toolbox) and by drag and drop this controls related dll will be added to references automatically.
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is there any possibility to create your own button as toolbox element (for other projects) in Visual Studio 2012 (version 11.0.50727.1)?
I just need a button (like the button from iTunes) for another project. (Tutorials are also welcome).
WPF
Since this ended up being Wpf, I believe the easist way to go would be to create a WpfControlLibrary that is used for UserControls that way it would be easier for you to customize the look and feel of your Button. It can also be added to your ToolBox by right clicking on your ToolBox and Selecting Choose Items then Select WpfComponents and Browse to your Dll.
See these Links:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb514641.aspx
What is the difference between a User Control Library and a Custom Control Library?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.usercontrol.aspx
You will need to create a custom control for your button and compile it into a separate dll. Then add this control from this dll to the toolbox.
See for example here: http://dhavalupadhyaya.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/how-to-add-custom-control-in-visual-studio-toolbox/
I'm assuming you are talking about a WPF button. If it's for one extra project, you are perhaps best off creating a button style in a seperate XAML resource file and reusing that file in the second project. If you need to create a reusable control to the extent that you need a button for it in the VS toolbox, then see here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee712573.aspx
I have a forms application and I do want a separate project for my one custom control that I need to use in 2 different places in my app.
I have have created a user control in the same project but I do not know how to use it in the program. It does not show up in the toolbox even if I drag it, it shows the drop cursor but then nothing happens. Will I have to use it manually ? or is there a better way.
Please help.
THanks,
In Tools -> Options, under the section for "Windows Forms Designer", ensure that AutoToolboxPopulate is True - then the toolbox should automatically populate with all user controls from all projects in the current solution.
I have created a custom button (you know, with all that eye-candy stuff etc). That control is based on several other dlls because i want to make set of controls that have the same base (i had already created progressbar, label and button).
But there's a problem - when i import reference to my button to some other project (so i can use my button as a regular button) i have to manually import all those dlls my button depends on! Is there a way to automatically import all needed dlls (references) whenever i import my button?
You know - when i drag my control from toolbox on to form, I want that C# automatically loads ALL dlls that added control depends on. Is there a way to do it?
Right click the reference -> Properties -> set Copy Local = True
If even with this, the dlls is not being copied, them you're probably referencing them in the GAC. You'll have to remove those GAC references...
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wkze6zky(v=vs.80).aspx
I have a class in an external library subclassing UserControl and set to public. Now I want to use this usercontrol in my main WinForms app. I have added this external library to the references of the main app, but the user control haven't appeard in the Toolbox - I have been told it should appear.
I am doing this for the first time. So, sorry if my question is too trivial.
Right click on the title panel, in the Toolbox, where you want the control.
Select Choose Items...
Click the Browse... button on the .NET Framework Components tab in the dialog that pops up (might take a few seconds for it to show)
Navigate to the external library, select the file and click Open.
All public controls from that library are now available for selection.
You can right click on your toolbox and add it from the context menu...
You can add items to the toolbox by right-clicking on it, "Choose Items...". Then go and get a coffee - it takes ages to load. Locate your dll.
Note that adding an item from the toolbox will automatically add the reference to the project.
Look under Tools->Options, navigate to Windows Forms Designer->General, and make sure "AutoToolboxPopulate" is set to true.
That's for VS 2008, but it should be in a similar place on earlier versions.
Note: I believe this may only work for your own projects. If it's referencing a compiled DLL, it may not get the controls from the DLL.
This is in reference to my other question Auto Clearing Textbox.
If I choose to derive a new TextBox control from TextBox instead of implement a user control just containing my Textbox, how would I include that in the toolbox.
Right-click the toolbox, click "Choose
Items" from the context menu, browse
to your DLL, and select it.
To extend on Greg's answer...
Just to clarify, you cannot add a user control to the tool box if the code for it is in the same project that you want to use it in. For some reason MS has never added this ability, which would make sense since we don't want to always have to create a User Control Library DLL everytime we want to use a user control. So, to get it in your tool box, you have to first create a separate "User Control Library" project (which can be in the same solution!) and then do what Greg said.
Right-click the toolbox, click "Choose Items" from the context menu, browse to your DLL, and select it.