How to add a custom Web Part that was created by using Visual Basic to a SharePoint Server 2007 Web site

posted by  winster (82)  10 months ago (kbalertz.com)

To add a custom Web Part to a SharePoint Server 2007 Web site, follow these steps:
1. On the computer that is running SharePoint Server 2007, copy the compiled VBWebPart.dll file to the Web application folder. For example, copy the compiled VBWebPart.dll file to the following folder:
\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\WebAppFolder\bin
Note VBWebPart is a placeholder for the name of the compiled .dll file. WebAppFolder is a placeholder for the name of the Web application folder.
2. In the \Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\WebAppFolder folder, right-click the Web.config file, click Open With, and then click Notepad.
3. In the Web.config file, add the following element under the element: