Install the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
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Download the ZIP file
AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5SP1-DllOnly.zip
from the ASP.NET AJAX Control
Toolkit Releases page of the
CodePlex web site. -
Copy the contents of this zip file
directly into the bin directory of
your web site.
Update web.config
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Put this in your web.config under the <controls> section:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <configuration> ... <system.web> ... <pages> ... <controls> ... <add tagPrefix="ajaxtoolkit" namespace="AjaxControlToolkit" assembly="AjaxControlToolKit"/> </controls> </pages> ... </system.web> ... </configuration>
Setup Visual Studio
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Right-click on the Toolbox and select “Add Tab”, and add a tab called “AJAX Control Toolkit”
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Inside that tab, right-click on the Toolbox and select “Choose Items…”
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When the “Choose Toolbox Items” dialog appears, click the “Browse…” button. Navigate to your project’s “bin” folder. Inside that folder, select “AjaxControlToolkit.dll” and click OK. Click OK again to close the Choose Items Dialog.
You can now use the controls in your web sites!