Hi Nikolaj,

this is normal usage and should work.
Check out the code sample here:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/...nagement+Server

There are several placeholder controls which use the same method.

Cheers,
Stefan.

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"Nikolaj" <Nikolaj@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am extending the class BasePlaceholderControl to be able to provide the
> user with a faily complex user interface used for specifying some content.
> Here is an example of how I override CreateAuthoringChildControls():
> protected override void  CreateAuthoringChildControls(BaseModeCon
tainer
> authoringContainer)
> {
>   authoringContainer.Controls.Add(new DropDownList());
> }
>
> This works and in the authoring mode I can use the dropdown list. Instead
of
> this simple example I would like to design a web user control (ui.ascx for
> instance) and add it in the place of the dropdown list. The user control
> contains a complex ui. But I can't make it show up.
> Is the approach not possible. Do you have any suggestions or comments?
>
> (My goal is to be able to design an authoring userinterface visually and
> display it in the placeholder when it is in authoring mode. The ui should
> consist of an object which also contains a method used to extract the
> settings of the ui as an xml-string which is stored in the xml
placeholder.)

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