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A Site for .NET Smart Device Software Developers Feel free to browse the available .NET Smart Device controls & components for the .NET Compact Framework All controls have design time support for Visual Studio .NET, 2005 & 2008. All controls are written in fully managed code, are royalty free and support is all part of the purchase! Why create your own controls when it has been done for you here at a fraction of the cost?

FAQ - Adding your control to Visual Studio 2005

1. After you have created your Smart Device Project, Right click on the Toolbox and

select 'Choose Items...'

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2. Click the 'Browse' button in the Customize Toolbox dialog..

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3. Select your installed control, then click 'Open'.

Other files may be present:

- asmmeta.dll: Do not add this file to the designer. This file holds design
time information for the control and simply needs to be in the same folder as the control .DLL so the designer can use it.
This file is not included in deployment of your project and is only used at
design time.

- Designer.dll: Do not add this file to the designer. This file is only included
with PocketPC Controls that have some design time functionality like Add &
Remove Tab context menu options.
If you have one of these /faq/files installed, the installer will have registered
the file in the Global Assembly Cache so that the designer will be able to find it.
This file is not included in deployment of your project and is only used at
design time.

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4. You now have your design time control added to the tool box, usually at the bottom of

the list.

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5. Now you are able to graphically design your Smart Device project by clicking on the

control in the Toolbox and placing it on the form canvas.

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6. Once the control has been 'dropped' onto the form canvas, you will also note that a

reference for the control has automatically been added to the project. Pop up menus

will now show all methods and properties of the control during your development.

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