Hi

I am tyring to build a directory picker custom control.  I want to make it
like the file open dialog box in that it has no presence on its parent form.
Thus when you place it on the form it doesn't actually appear on the form
but rather as a label in the area below (like dialog boxes, data adaptors,
etc.).

I know I could just make the contol invisible but I would much rather learn
how to do it properly.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Regards

Tom Wild

I have taken a look at some of the components that, like you descripe, are
"invisible", like tooltip and menus. They all derive from the Component
class and not the Control class like the "visible" ones, which must be the
catch here :)

I believe the trick must be to make a component an not a usercontrol.

Have not actually tried it but you could give it a try.

Allan