Hi, I've created a custom component in VS 2010 (.NET 3.5). I successfully added the resulting assembly to the GAC and I'm able to see the assembly in the browser (C:\Windows\assembly). But unfortunately I'm not able to add the component to the BIDS Toolbox. When I open BIDS-Toolbox-Choose Items-SSIS Data Flow Items I do not see the component. Any suggestions on what I may do wrong? Regards

Did you restart Visual Studio? It caches the GAC on startup. See also this post: http://consultingblogs.emc.com/jamiethomson/archive/2006/02/08/SSIS_3A00_-Deploying-custom-tasks-and-component.aspx Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

Yes - I already did that without success. I also rebootet my system but it's still not there...

And have you copied the dll to c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\PipelineComponents or to your framework 3.5 folder? Not sure about the exact location, but I thought that's where VS searches for the dll's.Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

Not "or" - the assembly has to be placed in %Program Files%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\PipelineComponents or %Program Files%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\PipelineComponents (depending on SQL version). If you're running 64-bit, it needs to also be in %Program Files%\Microsoft SQL Server (x86)\90\DTS\PipelineComponents or %Program Files%\Microsoft SQL Server (x86)\100\DTS\PipelineComponents. Talk to me now on

OK. I'll try that. Does it have to be in the GAC additionaly?

Unfortunately it still doesn't work. I copied it to the %Program Files%\Microsoft SQL Server (x86)\100\DTS\PipelineComponents folder. This is the folder that is used in BIDS (I can see that in the Choose Toolbox Items - Data Flow Items section). I restartet VS and also rebootet the system, but it still is not there... Additionaly I'm not sure about the fact why I have to publish it to the GAC and additionaly copy it to this folder? Is the GAC only used on runtime and the folder during the design?

See this document for more details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms403356.aspx Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

See this document for more details: Building, Deploying, and Debugging Custom Objects http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms403356.aspx Let us know if it worked for you... Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

Your use of the "(x86)" part in the path wasn't where I expect it to be. Looks like you're on a 64-bit SQL 2008 system, yes? If so, make sure the DLL is in the GAC (yes, it needs to be there for runtime) as well as in BOTH the 64-bit and 32-bit Program Files folders "PipelineComponents" subfolder. All three places. Talk to me now on