Oh sorry! I compiled the control into a dll, added a reference to it under references in the solution explorer, then added it to the toolbox and dragged it to the webform. Any ideas?
Jim

>I have a custom search control that we are going to use in an ASP.Net Application. I created the logic to add the child controls, but when I add the custom control to a webform the controls do not show up. Instead, the text "system.web.ui.HTMLTextWritter" is displayed. Can anyone tell me what is wrong?
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>Did you add this to your Tools or are you referencing the Assembly and using it in that manner?
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>Yes I did...
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>I'm sorry, I don't understand in which manner you are using the custom control.
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>Did you create the control, compiled it and placed it in your Tools so that you can drag and drop the custom control on a form?
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>*** OR ***
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>Did you create the control, compiled it and you are referencing the assembly in your code by using the "using MyCustomControl;"?

Thanks

Jim