Use an installer to add .NET User Control to Visual Studio Toolbox

Question

Hello,

I am creating a .NET user control that I will be distributing using a commercial Installer. How do I automatically add the user control to the Visual Studio Toolbox when my installer runs ?

Thanks

Answer 1

Visual Studio Toolbox Manager is one approach to check into, also this blog post has reference to how to go about it like the big component players, using the visual studio SDK, they also have some other options with sample code on that blog

Answer 2

There is Toolbox controls installer. Check this tutorial from MSDN : Tutorial: Installing Controls By Using the Toolbox Controls Installer

This tutorial explains how to use the Toolbox Controls Installer (TCI). When you have finished this tutorial, you will have created full-featured installers for both Windows Forms controls and Web Forms controls that you can install into the Visual Studio Toolbox by using the Toolbox Controls Installer (TCI).