Add ReportViewer control to Visual Studio 2019 Toolbox

Posted: 22 Mar 2024
Author: Mudassar Khan
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In this article I will explain with an example, how to add ReportViewer control to Visual Studio 2019 Toolbox.

The Report Viewer Control is available in Nuget package and no longer shows in the Visual Studio Toolbox by default. So, you need to add the control to the Toolbox manually.

Installing ReportViewer Control from Nuget

First you need to install the ReportViewerControl package from Nuget using the following command.

For Web Form

Install-Package Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WebForms

For Windows Form

Install-Package Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms

Once the package is successfully installed, the Nuget package will be installed in the solution directory of the project and the dll is available in the location as follows.

Windows – {Solution Directory}\packages\Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.Winforms.{version}\lib\net40

Web – {Solution Directory}\packages\Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WebForms.{version}\lib\net40

Add ReportViewer control to Visual Studio 2019 Toolbox

Adding ReportViewer to Toolbox

First step is to right click inside the Toolbox and click on Add Tab.

Now you need to set a suitable name to it.

Now inside the newly created Tab, you need to right click and then click on Choose Items.

Then, inside the Choose Toolbox Items dialog, select .NET Framework Components tab and then click on Browse button.

Above action will open the Choose item dialog box, there you need to select the Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll file from the installed folder and then click on Open.