Expression Web

Is there a way to get Expression Web to recognize the Ajax Toolkit Controls? I downloaded the toolkit but I do not know how to get the Ajax controls to show up in the Toolbox.

Hi Dlcahall,

If you are failed to add Ajax Control Toolkit to the Toolbox directly, you should add it like add a customer control.

Here is the steps.

1. Firstly you need to GAC the assembly

2. Next add a <%@.Register%> page directive to your page with the assemblies fully qualified name. If you don't add the page directive with a fully qualified name, then you lose design-time view of the control and intellisense.An alternative, and probably better, step is to add a web.config file to your project. Again you need a fully qualified name here.

For more details , please visithere.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jonathan

I had already tried that and it did not work. I got an error, something about not having a unique ID or something. I do not remember. Also am noticing that Expression Web does not allow you to do code behind. Expression Web is a fine tool for straight forward stuff but it is doing to need another round before it becomes a full fledged .NET development tool. Maybe MS is not going to do that.

Hi Dlcahall,

I think in your situation,VS or Visual Studio Express is a better choice.

I hope this help.

Best regards,

Jonathan