I need to know more about how to drag and drop in windows forms (vb.net)? (For example a button) also how to create a custom control (for example a button with one textbox) and how to use it and invoke it in the vb.net code?

Hi MonaAli,

I am not sure about your problem, what did you mean by “drag and drop�

If you mean drag and drop operations like you do in the Windows Explorer, you can enable the AllowDrop to true for the controls and help DragEnter event, DragOver event, DragDrop and the corresponding events. Here is a sample for your reference:

• http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.allowdrop.aspx

If you mean want to enable the design time features like you do in Visual Studio, there two option for you. One is use the DesignSurface to enable the design time features, here is a sample for your reference:

• http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3015444&SiteID=1

The other is to create a helper class to do the stuff. Here is a sample for your reference:

• http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CSPickBoxSample1.aspx

Hope this helps.
Best regards.
Rong-Chun Zhang

Hi MonaAli,

I am not sure about your problem, what did you mean by “drag and drop�

If you mean drag and drop operations like you do in the Windows Explorer, you can enable the AllowDrop to true for the controls and help DragEnter event, DragOver event, DragDrop and the corresponding events. Here is a sample for your reference:

• http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.allowdrop.aspx

If you mean want to enable the design time features like you do in Visual Studio, there two option for you. One is use the DesignSurface to enable the design time features, here is a sample for your reference:

• http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3015444&SiteID=1

The other is to create a helper class to do the stuff. Here is a sample for your reference:

• http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CSPickBoxSample1.aspx

Hope this helps.
Best regards.
Rong-Chun Zhang