Installing the ASPNetFlash WebControl

1. Downloading the Software

ASPNetFlash can be downloaded from www.aspnetflash.com as an automatic installer (.msi), or as a compressed folder for manual installation (.zip).

2. Adding ASPNetFlash to the Visual Studio Toolbox

Option A: Automatic Visual Studio Toolbox Integration (recommended)

Make sure that Visual Studio is closed, and run the installer file that you downloaded from www.aspnetflash.com.

i. Choose Your Intended Development Environment(s):

    Check the box of each version of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET that you plan to use ASPNetFlash in. Then click next, and the installer will proceed to install the software into each toolbox that you select for easy drag-and-drop usage.

ii. Select Between Standard and Microsoft AJAX-Ready WebControl (VisualStudio 2005 and above only) :

    This choice seems confusing, but it is actually quite simple. If you have Microsoft AJAX installed, or if you plan on installing it before using the control, select Yes, and install the Microsoft AJAX-Ready WebControl. If you do not have Microsoft AJAX Extensions installed and do not plan on installing it before using the control, select No, and install the Standard WebControl.

   The AJAX-Ready control relies on the Microsoft AJAX Extensions, and so they must be installed to use this control. However, if Microsoft AJAX is installed, the AJAX-ready WebControl will work in AJAX websites or standard websites, in Update Panels or outside of them.  The Standard WebControl will work in every case except within Update Panels, where it disappears.

To download and install Microsoft AJAX Extensions, go to the following link: http://ajax.asp.net/

iii.  Simple Visual Studio Toolbox Access:

a.  In the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox, it will appear in a new tab named "ASPNetFlash", as shown below:

b. In the Microsoft Visual Studio 2002/2003 Toolbox, it will appear in a new tab named "ASPNetFlash", as shown below:

Option B: Manual Visual Studio Toolbox Integration

i. Visual Studio .NET 2005:

When you have downloaded the package, unzip the assemblies ASPNetFlash.NET2.dll and ASPNetFlash.NET2.AJAX.dll to a convenient, permanent location on your hard disk. Right click on the Visual Studio 2005 Toolbox and pick "Choose Items...". In the new dialog, click "Browse...", then pick the appropriate assembly (see above, Option A, ii) and click "OK". You now have drag-and-drop access to ASPNetFlash control for web application development.

ii. Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003:

When you have downloaded the package, unzip ASPNetFlash.NET1.dll to a convenient, permanent location on your hard disk. Right click on the Visual Studio 2002/2003 Toolbox and pick "Add/Remove Items...". In the new dialog, click "Browse...", then pick the assembly and click "OK". You now have drag-and-drop access to ASPNetFlash control for web application development.