How do I add your dll to my toolbox?
- Right Click on the toolbox and select "Choose Items..." from the popup menu.
- Make sure the ".Net Framework Components" tab is selected and Browse to the dll.
- Select the dll and close the dialog.
- The relevant controls should now be in your toolbox ready to be used just like any other control.
How do I get your dll to work with Framework 4.0
In VS2010 Microsoft decided to default all WindowsForms projects to the .Net Framework 4 Client Profile. This isn't such a bad thing
as all projects will now use the lighter framework where applicable, but unfortunately, this cut down version of the framework does
not include System.Design.dll (or a few other very frequently used assemblies) and so the VS IDE fails to load a library which references
one of these assemblies.
Fortunately, the fix is very simple, you just need to change your Target Assembly to the full .Net 4 Framework.
The MSDN Library has information on setting the Target Framework:
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