How do I create an ActiveX like control in Vb.net?

[Guest cgchris99]

I am fairly new to vb.net.

 

I have the source code to a vb6 ocx that I want to re-create in vb.net. I think I can make it faster because of the new networkstreams.

 

How do I create a new control or activeX in vb.net?

 

This control is not for web based app so asp will not help me I don't think

 

Thanks for any advice

[Derek Stone]

If you have Visual Studio .NET Professional Edition or higher all you need to do is create a new UserControl project. If you're poor like the rest of us here's the basic code to create a UserControl in Notepad:

 

Namespace myLibrary

   Public Class myControl

       Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl

   End Class 'myControl

End Namespace 'myLibrary

[divil]

Whoa, I didn't know standard edition was limited that way. What project types are available in it?

[Derek Stone]

Windows Application

Console Application

ASP.NET Web Application

ASP.NET Web Service

 

In other words... nothing.

[Guest cgchris99]

Is there a way to add the Windows Control Library project Template to VB.net standard?

 

Thanks

[Derek Stone]

Yes, there is. Rather easily too I might add.

[Guest cgchris99]

Can you give me some details on how to do this?

 

Thanks for your help