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Add a ToolboxBitmap attribute to your custom class. More information in links below<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311315" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311315</a><br />
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<a href="http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/petevickers/archive/2009/07/12/adding-a-toolbox-icon-to-a-user-control.aspx" rel="ugc">http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/petevickers/archive/2009/07/12/adding-a-toolbox-icon-to-a-user-control.aspx</a>
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Add a ToolboxBitmap attribute to your custom class. More information in links below

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311315 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311315]

http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/petevickers/archive/2009/07/12/adding-a-toolbox-icon-to-a-user-control.aspx [http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/petevickers/archive/2009/07/12/adding-a-toolbox-icon-to-a-user-control.aspx]

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i am facing same type of issue. i tried variety of solution but nothing work.
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i am facing same type of issue. i tried variety of solution but nothing work.

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Thanks for solution. I &nbsp;added solution in my blog. so it will help to someone else.<br />
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<a href="http://kalpesh2804.blogspot.in/2014/03/class-library-toolbox-icon.html" rel="ugc">http://kalpesh2804.blogspot.in/2014/03/class-library-toolbox-icon.html</a>
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Thanks for solution. I  added solution in my blog. so it will help to someone else.

http://kalpesh2804.blogspot.in/2014/03/class-library-toolbox-icon.html [http://kalpesh2804.blogspot.in/2014/03/class-library-toolbox-icon.html]

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Cool! &nbsp;Hope it helps others out there.
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I searched the hell out of Google all day!
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I searched the hell out of Google all day!

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You can name bitmap as you want, using overloaded method of ToolboxBitmap attribute constructor:
<pre><code id="code-20-39968611-1">&lt;ToolboxBitmap(GetType(MyGridControl),&quot;YourBitmapName.bmp&quot;)&gt; _</code></pre>
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You can name bitmap as you want, using overloaded method of ToolboxBitmap attribute constructor:

<ToolboxBitmap(GetType(MyGridControl),"YourBitmapName.bmp")> _

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I cannot seem to figure out how to add an icon to my class library so when a user adds it to their tool box there is a custom icon versus the purple gear. &nbsp;Please see the attached project (VS 2010) and see what I'm doing wrong.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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CustomGridView.zip

I cannot seem to figure out how to add an icon to my class library so when a user adds it to their tool box there is a custom icon versus the purple gear.  Please see the attached project (VS 2010) and see what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks!

Class Library Toolbox Icon

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