strange problem with activex control

[safee ullah]

hi there.. guys i wanted to know if u have a control and u place it in a container, but the control doesnt show rather just a boundary rectangle is visible..but when i execute the container with the control..the container is visible.. is it something to do with designmode or something or something else?? thanks

[Monty2]

In the OnPaint of ur ActiveX Control you have to draw seperatly for Design mode as well Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -Mahatma Gandhi