Add Webpart (dwp) to application page

Question

I have exported the webpart using Sharepoint designer (DWP File). How can I add it to an application page?

Thanks

Manny

Answer 1

If Want to add webpart in application page then why are u export it?

just open your site in sharepoint designer find page where u add webpart and find webpart tag it's like this

<WebPartPages:WebPartZone runat="server" Title="loc:Header" ID="Header" FrameType="TitleBarOnly"><ZoneTemplate>
 <WebPartPages:SPUserCodeWebPart runat="server" Description="My WebPart" Title="Search" AssemblyFullName="AfterLife, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1433d5cf0f35b78b" SolutionId="aeb81b06-2da1-4fca-b6ac-bee39a70140f" ID="g_9f2e2a68_5d9d_459f_8633_0d63fb4058f7" TypeFullName="AfterLife.WebPart1.WebPart1" __MarkupType="vsattributemarkup" __WebPartId="{9F2E2A68-5D9D-459F-8633-0D63FB4058F7}" WebPart="true" __designer:IsClosed="false" ChromeType="None" partorder="2"></WebPartPages:SPUserCodeWebPart>
</ZoneTemplate></WebPartPages:WebPartZone>

copy this and paste in your application page that's it.

Answer 2

Check this out however I agree with the author of this article, I don't see when this would make sense. If it is a custom webpart you can add it to a site page via feature. If there is custom functionality you need to add to the page as well without using a webpart you can create a user control or visual webpart :)

Best of luck. Hope that works out for you.