how can we use the .net controls registered in the computer in our .net windows application

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i am creating a framework like application. in that run time i wanted to add different .net controls and design and again i wanted to run the things which designed any way that that is not needed now. what i want is in our application during run time if we click a button named .net controls the .net controls registered in the system has to appear in a window and from there i have to select the controls and add it in to the application .
how can we achieve this
please replay me

regards

ginnas

Posted 11-Sep-12 21:31pm

ginnas

Updated 11-Sep-12 23:16pm

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Mehdi Gholam 12-Sep-12 3:34am

Your question makes no sense, please edit it and supply more information.

ginnas 12-Sep-12 8:20am

i have improved it

please check

thanks

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 12-Sep-12 14:22pm

Yes, but it does not look improved. Do you want to design something like a UI generator? You need to start from explanation of your ultimate goals and motivation; explain why are you doing it. First of all, this post is not a question. You did not explain your concerns. For now, the natural response would be "OK, go ahead, design and implement all you need. Why asking?".
--SA

ginnas 14-Sep-12 0:45am

thanks Sergey Alexandrovich

i will explain my requirements .what i want is i wanted to create a UI generator or application development framework for example visual studio[not like visual studio but something similar].this application is for creating a human -machine user interface for SCADA application. my ultimate aim is putting different controls in to the container area here is third party drawing view ,here i wanted to code these controls inside their events this is for making use of these controls for connect to the machines in my applications run time. so in order to achieve this how can we make the .net controls available for designing,first please try to answer this that is how can we make the controls which is registered in the system to available for designing at run time

please replay me a solution
regards

ginnas

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Sep-12 1:07am

This is something to what I did, also for SCADA or related applications. There are no specific "professional secrets" here, but it's a lot of design and development work, probably too much to review in this forum, remember, called Quick Questions & Answers. First of all, what do you mean be "registered in the system"? You need to have your own system of registration. One important and most technologically advanced thing is the plug-in interfaces and system. If you want, I'll share the references on my past answers on the topic. Basically, it's using interfaces, reflection and Application Domains, which is the main problem, but only is you want the plug-ins reloadable, which fortunately might not be the case for your purposes...
--SA

ginnas 14-Sep-12 4:55am

thanks Sergey Alexandrovich

the main problem is i am not an experienced one fresher only, have lot of limitations. "registered in the system " by that what i tried to tell is all the .net controls will be registered in the system know i don't know whether it is like or what, any way you replay me some references for achieving this that is how to select the .net controls at run time[like we are selecting the controls from the toolbox at design time],no matter the way. i will try to implement it if it is not suitable i will let you know

regards

ginnas

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Sep-12 13:24pm

If by system you mean "OS", there is nothing registered here. No more ActiveX-like trash is involved (unless you intentionally want to use ActiveX, which would be crazy). You only have GAC which you may or may not use. Anyway, it would be absolutely useless approach to use GAC as the repository of controls. I just want to warn you: don't go that way. Your application should play a role of the host.
--SA

ginnas 17-Sep-12 2:00am

ok Sergey Alexandrovich

so i have a doubt in visual studio while design time we can use different controls from the toolbox right , so my question is , is it possible to use these controls at run time ,how can we access these .net controls ,is there any way

regards

ginnas

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 17-Sep-12 2:05am

As I say, yes, of course. Actually, there is no anything except run time, in this respect. The controls are actually always added during run time.
--SA

bbirajdar 12-Sep-12 4:40am

Not clear..

ginnas 12-Sep-12 8:20am

hello

i have improved the question
please check it

thanks

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2012-09-16T20:11:00

[Answering one of the questions in comments to the question:]

ginnas wrote:
so i have a doubt in visual studio while design time we can use different controls from the toolbox right , so my question is , is it possible to use these controls at run time ,how can we access these .net controls ,is there any way

As I say, controls are always used during run-time; there is no other way. It's done like:

C#

someConrol.Parent = somePanel; // for example
// or, same thing:
somePanel.Controls.Add(someControl);

—SA