Following is an exmpale of using reflection in .net to load user control in current assembly based on some text value provided. “CATUI.CATUserControls.ucMetadataProfiles”  full identifier of the usercontrol Type theType = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetType(“CATUI.CATUserControls.ucMetadataProfiles”); if (theType != null) { Object newObj = Activator.CreateInstance(theType); splitContainerMain.Panel2.Controls.Add((UserControl)newObj); }