How Do I: Add a Form from a control library

[graeme g]

hi

i have a control library which contains a couple of custom forms.

how do i add these forms to another project?

i have made a reference to the control library in the project... do i have
to create the form manually?

thanks
graeme

[Marina Levit [MVP]]

What do you mean 'add the form'?

When you are ready to display that form, you would manually create it and
show it.

How else could you do it? How would you want to specify when it should
display?

"graeme g" <gl********@ggmail.comwrote in message
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hi

i have a control library which contains a couple of custom forms.

how do i add these forms to another project?

i have made a reference to the control library in the project... do i have
to create the form manually?

thanks
graeme

[graeme g]

I mean, in the solution explorer, right clicking on the project name and
selecting "Add New Item..." How do i get my form to appear in that list?

"Marina Levit [MVP]" <so*****@nospam.comwrote in message
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What do you mean 'add the form'?

When you are ready to display that form, you would manually create it and
show it.

How else could you do it? How would you want to specify when it should
display?

"graeme g" <gl********@ggmail.comwrote in message
news:e4**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>hi

i have a control library which contains a couple of custom forms.

how do i add these forms to another project?

i have made a reference to the control library in the project... do i
have to create the form manually?

thanks
graeme

[Marc Gravell]

Erm, you don't...

Compile your control library (containing SomeFunkyForm) to an assembly.
In your second project, reference that assembly.

You can now either:
a: create an instance of SomeFunkyForm from code (the same as you would if
it was in the current project)
b: (inheritance) create a new inherited form (in the IDE) and select
SomeFunkyForm as a base form

It doesn't appear in the project view because it isn't part of your project
(unless you simply share the source code), and doesn't appear in the toolbox
because it is a form.

Marc

[graeme g]

Thanks

I just found that I can create an inherited form to get it to work...
"Marc Gravell" <ma**********@gmail.comwrote in message
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Erm, you don't...

Compile your control library (containing SomeFunkyForm) to an assembly.
In your second project, reference that assembly.

You can now either:
a: create an instance of SomeFunkyForm from code (the same as you would if
it was in the current project)
b: (inheritance) create a new inherited form (in the IDE) and select
SomeFunkyForm as a base form

It doesn't appear in the project view because it isn't part of your
project (unless you simply share the source code), and doesn't appear in
the toolbox because it is a form.

Marc