MDI using tab control as container

[modularbeing]

Im looking for a solution to use a tab control as a MDI container so I can have multiple windows inside a tab. I wasnt sure if this could be done with existing tab control in vb.net or if I would have to look at some third party venders, also I would like to be able to dock/undock the tabs into their own MDI window, but for this functionality I would probably need a third party control for sure.

 

Any ideas?

 

thanks

[PlausiblyDamp]

Our very own Divil's site is probably worth a look. Some excellent GUI related controls can be found there. You may find the Docking Suite and Document Manager controls are fine if you are on a tight (i.e. no) budget, otherwise the SandDock control is excellent value. (Feel I should be on commision for this post ;))

[modularbeing]

This control looks pretty cool from the demo, when I try to add an instance of the SandDockManager control to my vb app I get an exception.

 

"An exception occured while trying to create an instance of TD.SandDock.SandDockManager. The exception was Request failed."

 

any ideas why this might be happening?

 

thanks again.