How to Host a Windows Form in a User Control

[Charles Law]

Can anyone think how I could get a user control to host a Windows form? In
fact, what I actually want to do is have a docked toolwindow within a user
control, along with another user control.

The reason I want to do this is because I am creating an add-in for the VS
IDE, and when creating a toolwindow for an add-in it needs to be a control
hosted in a shim ActiveX control ... or that is what I have found. If anyone
has an alternative suggestion then that would also be most welcome.

TIA

Charles

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Charles,

In my opinion is this an answer on what your ask, however what is the real
problem.

-:)

\\\ I have draged a panel on a form
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim frm As New formCharles
frm.TopLevel = False
frm.Parent = Panel1
frm.Show()
End Sub
End Class
Public Class formCharles
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
End Class
///

Hower I hope this helps,

Cor

[Charles Law]

Hi Cor

Thanks for the example. I think I may have mis-remembered what is available
with .NET out of the box. I have been using Infragistics for so long that I
thought that dockable tool windows were a part of basic .NET, but it looks
like they are not.

When I do something similar to what you have shown, I get the form within a
form effect, but it does not remain docked. I guess I will have to resort to
using the Infragistics DockManager.

Charles
"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <no************@planet.nl> wrote in message
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Charles,

In my opinion is this an answer on what your ask, however what is the real
problem.

-:)

\\\ I have draged a panel on a form
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim frm As New formCharles
frm.TopLevel = False
frm.Parent = Panel1
frm.Show()
End Sub
End Class
Public Class formCharles
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
End Class
///

Hower I hope this helps,

Cor

[Mick Doherty]

http://www.dotnetrix.co.uk/misc.html --> Add forms as user controls.

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Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html
"Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Can anyone think how I could get a user control to host a Windows form? In
fact, what I actually want to do is have a docked toolwindow within a user
control, along with another user control.

The reason I want to do this is because I am creating an add-in for the VS
IDE, and when creating a toolwindow for an add-in it needs to be a control
hosted in a shim ActiveX control ... or that is what I have found. If
anyone has an alternative suggestion then that would also be most welcome.

TIA

Charles

[Charles Law]

Thanks Mike. I will take a look.

Charles
"Mick Doherty"
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http://www.dotnetrix.co.uk/misc.html --> Add forms as user controls.

--
Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html
"Charles Law" <bl***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OV**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Can anyone think how I could get a user control to host a Windows form?
In fact, what I actually want to do is have a docked toolwindow within a
user control, along with another user control.

The reason I want to do this is because I am creating an add-in for the
VS IDE, and when creating a toolwindow for an add-in it needs to be a
control hosted in a shim ActiveX control ... or that is what I have
found. If anyone has an alternative suggestion then that would also be
most welcome.

TIA

Charles