I created a custom control which is a simple subclass of the DataGrid.  I
wanted to display a message when the DataSource is empty.  Right now I am
assuming the datasource is a datareader.
The problem is in design mode.  I get the error "Error in displaying...".

I have been experimenting creating a User Control and overriding its Render
method so that I have no reliance on an external ascx file and can package
this control into a dll.
I dynamically create my controls in Page_Load() and everything works fine

When writing custom controls, how exactly is a    .vb  file compiled
(manually)??
As you understand I'm new to this, and will be greatful for any (detailed)
help and explanation.

I have med the most simple usercontrol with one textbox.
Just for testing and to learn more about usercontrols.
The problem:
I want to put text into my usercontrol texbox and read from it but its never

I'm developing a custom control that renders a calendar in a html table. (in
C#)
Let me tell first that is not <asp:calendar> builtin control.
To change the current week (weekly view of the calendar), i've added two <a>

I have built a composite control that consists of a textbox and a button
that performs a whois lookup. How do i get the control to update its
appearance when in design view of a webform after a property has been
changed. I assume it has to do with creating a composite control ...