Calendar controls are not available in Expression Blend 2 SP1

Question

I just installed everything (I think).  When I watch the video I see a datepicker control but locally I don't have it in the "Asset Library".  Can anyone tell me what I've missed?

Thanks

Answer 1

The calendar control comes with the WPFToolkit, which is available at http://www.codeplex.com/wpf. If you add a reference to this dll in you project I think it should become available on one of the tabs in the asset library.

Answer 2

Thanks for the suggestions but

I'm running expresion blend 2 service pack 1 (2.1.1760.0)

The project type is silverlight 2 application

In the silverlight 2 application I add references to wpftoolkit.dll, wpftoolkit.design.dll and wpftoolkit.visualstudio.deisgn.dll (from v3.5.31016.1)

In the xaml for the page I add

 xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Windows.Controls;assembly=WPFToolkit"

 In the "asset library" I click show all

 and I still can't see the date controls

 thanks in advance

 

 

 

 

Answer 3

Stupid me... You can't add wfp controls to silverlight...

This is how it's done...

Add a reference to System.Windows.Controls.dll which is located in something like c:\program files\silverlight\v2.0\libraries\client

after that add xmlns:control="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls"  to your xaml file.

<control:Calendar /> should give you the calendar control now.

Answer 4

Thanks for the help.  On my computer the reference is in

program files\microsoft sdks\silverlight v2.0\libraries\client

 system.windows.controls.dll

 the data grid is in

system.windows.controls.data.dll

 

 

Answer 5

 thank you.