UserControl(?) Question

[teslar91]

I've designed a UserControl that acts as a custom DataSource. However,
when I add it to a form, I don't want it *on* the form itself, but in
that little area below it (does it have a name?) where the built-in
Data controls such as the BindingSource go. How can I do that?

[Dennis]

I'm not sure but I think it has something to do with using as a base class
the System.ComponentModel.Component. I seem to remember reading this
somewhere but can't remember much about it.
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Dennis in Houston
"te******@hotmail.com" wrote:

I've designed a UserControl that acts as a custom DataSource. However,
when I add it to a form, I don't want it *on* the form itself, but in
that little area below it (does it have a name?) where the built-in
Data controls such as the BindingSource go. How can I do that?

[teslar91]

Dennis wrote:

I'm not sure but I think it has something to do with using as a base class
the System.ComponentModel.Component. I seem to remember reading this
somewhere but can't remember much about it.

Thank you! Now that I know the *name* of what I'm trying to create, I
was able to Google a page which describes the whole process:

http://www.vbip.com/books/1861007167...er_7167_10.asp

I don't have a "Project | Add Component" menu option as described -
maybe because I'm using VB.NET 2005 Express? But I was able to copy
the code they showed into a class, and it works just fine.