Custom .NET CF controls

[David Glover]

Hi all,

I have been googleing today in search of the answer to the following
question; How do I create a .NET CF control (with design time toolbox
thing) in VS.NET 2003. I have come across the following:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/customctrlscompactfx.asp?frame=true
however it states:

2. Select Pocket PC for the platform to target and Windows Control
Library as the project type...

However this option does not appear in VS.NET2003.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to create the relevant
projects (or even the settings that I need to set on an empty
project?).

Many thanks,

David Glover

 

[Tim Wilson [MVP]]

When creating a Pocket PC project for a control select the "Class Library"
template. In addition, adding design-time support for your control is a
little tricky if you have never done it before. There is a good article for
implementing design-time support here:
http://www.intelliprog.com/articles/index.html

You can also find the source to many custom controls here:
http://www.opennetcf.org/
under the Open-Source Projects menu item. I would recommend having a look
through some of these controls to get an idea of how to create your own
custom control.

 

[Lloyd Dupont]

choose smart device application
then you have a second panel where you have the opportunity to choose
library.