There are no components in DLL that can be placed on toolbox

c# visual-studio-2012 dll custom-controls toolbox
Arianule picture Arianule · Jan 7, 2013 · Viewed 15.9k times · Source

I have a DatePicker custom control that I am trying to add to toolbox. The name of the file is BasicFrame.WebControls.BasicDatePicker.dll and I go through the procedure of right click in Toolbox > Choose Items and then selecting the file after browsing to it under .NET Framework components.

I however get this error message:

There are no components in that can be placed on toolbox

Why do I get this message and how can I resolve it?

Answer

bluish picture bluish · Dec 19, 2013

In some cases you can solve this problem with drag and drop:

  • open Windows explorer and navigate to the DLL
  • drag the DLL and drop it on Visual Studio in the Toolbox, exactly where you want your components to appear

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