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Asked: 2026-05-11T11:44:23+00:00

How do I setup a custom server control, so that it can be dragged

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How do I setup a custom server control, so that it can be dragged into a design view in Visual Studio?

I have create a separate ASP.NET Server Control project and a custom MailLink control, basically by copying the code from this MSDN article: How to: Use Custom ASP.NET Server Controls in Visual Studio. The control works fine, if I manually register the library and insert the control in my web page with these two lines:

<%@ Register Namespace='Samples.AspNet' TagPrefix='Sample' %> <Sample:MailLink runat='server' />

But how do I register / configure the control, so that it can be dragged into a design view i Visual Studio? If I drag my control from the solution explorer all I get is the path to the control. If add the dll from the server control project to my VS toolbox I get a clipboard FORMATETC error when I drag the control onto the design view.

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  1. Here’s a how to that I found more useful than the MSDN one.

    http://www.osnews.com/story/6802/Visual_Studio_NET_Design_View_and_Custom_Web_Controls

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