Enable the smart tag menu at run-time

[kaminem]

Hi all, I use a 3rd party component in my winform, and I try to show the same smart tag menu I use in design time(visual studio 2005) in run-time. So the end-users can customize the component. (change Text, add Image...) Is there a way to enable the smart tag menu at run-time ? :doh: perhaps should I use reflection Thanks in advance kam

[Christian Graus]

no, you're asking for VS2005 to exist inside your app. You can write your own code, or you could indeed write some code that uses reflection to find and expose properties. But, you cannot get the VS IDE outside of VS.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )