Adding dlls to VS 2008

[Mr. X.]

Hello,
For example from the freetextbox (in http://www.freetextbox.com ) ,
I can download the freetextbox.dll.

Is the dll a bean (like java-bean) ?

Can I link it to a project (VS 2008), and use it there ?

Anyway, need an example of using beens, please.

Thanks

 

[Mr. X.]

... Yes - just drop it into the project's \bin folder
What next after dropping it to bin folder ? - add existing item doesn't
work.

Thanks

 

[Mr. X.]

....
Yes, but :
1. I cannot see the dll object on the toolbox.
2. No ability to drag and drop it,
3. Do thing all directly to html source code.
4. The object is not visible when designing.

Any solution for the above ?

Thanks

 

[Norman Yuan]

If you know the DLL contains one or more user controls(WinForm) or custom
controls (web), and you want to use in your project, you do not need to add
it to "References" directly (there is no harm if you do). You right-click
Toolbox and select "Choose Item..." to add the controls contained in the dll
to toolbox. After this, whenever you drag one of the controls into your
project, a reference to the DLL will be added to your project automatically
by VS.

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

1. Drop the DLL on your drive
2. Create a new tab in toolbox
3. Right click on toolbox under new tab and select choose items
4. Browse for DLL file
5. Make sure the controls are checked and click OK
6. Drag the new control on your form

that is the easy way to do it, as it will add all references, etc.