I had this problem one time.
My solution was containing my host project and my controls projects.
My problem was that I was mixing Release and Debug configuration.
>This is like the tenth time _today_ that all the controls have been wiped from my form by the VS.NET 2003 IDE for no reason, and I thought this tool would be a joy to work with. Damn it, don't the guys at the VS team ever test their tools? I see at google groups a zillion threads about the same problem, but no good solution.
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>Any ideas or workarounds?
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>Thanks,
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>Eyvind.
Éric Moreau, MCPD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
Moer inc.
http://www.emoreau.com