Reusable Components

[Bijoy Naick]

In my Visual Studio solution, I have 2 projects.. One project implements a
newsletter object, the other a file upload user control. When I compile the
solution, each project generates its own DLL.

My question : How can I reuse these components in other solutions? What
steps do I need to take to make the newsletter object and file upload user
control available and usable in other solutions?

Thx.

Bijoy

 

[Tim Payne]

You should just be able to drop the dll files in the bin folder for the
project and then create a reference to the dll in your VS project (in the
references folder in the solution explorer). It will then be aviailable in
your project.

Cheers,

Tim.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Include the projects for those Controls in the other solutions and reference
them.

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[chanmmn]

You can either insert the project into another solution or set the reference
to your object.

chanmm

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

In addition to the other fine suggestions, you might also consider
registering shared components in the Global Assembly Cache.

Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...html/vxconInstallingToGlobalAssemblyCache.asp
http://www.aspzone.com/articles/john/GAC/

 

[Bijoy Naick]

Thanks everyone.. I was able to add the dll's to the bin folder. I was also
able to create an instance of the newsletter object.

But I cant figure out how to include the user control on a page.. Normally,
one would create an ascx file and "register" the control on the page that
uses the control. What do I do with the DLL?

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Oh, you didn't mention that it was a user control you were talking about.
That's different.
There is no supported way to reference a user control between projects.
For that kind of reuse you'll want a to create custom control, not a user
control.
Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...l/vbconWebUserControlsVsCustomWebControls.asp

 

[Bijoy Naick]

Thanks Steve.. I'll look into it.

BTW: I did specify that its a user control..

 

[Bijoy Naick]

Steve,

I tried following the approach in the link you provided.. However, I dont
see a way of including a file input HTML element in the form. What am I
missing?

Bijoy

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Maybe you're missing these two lines of code?
Dim InputControl As New System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlInputFile

Page.Controls.Add(InputControl)


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