Updating DLLs

[shelwig]

Is there a way to update DLLs on a web server without restarting the machine all the time. (WinNT). The DLL is in use whenever I try to copy the new one up to the server -obvious I guess as web site has been used :-). However at this stage I am only testing and would like to avoid having to restart the server so often.

[Chris]

I think this so call DLL HELL, Infact I encounter this problem too. So what I did is juz log out and relog in the WinNT server, then I'll be able to unregister the old DLL and overwrite with a new copy and register it again.

Sometimes, don't know why even I log out and relog in also can not resolve the DLL locked issue. Hence, I need to restart the server too.

Welcome to DLL hell.

When I'm working on a new component and recompiling heaps I work on PWS on my local machine, that way VB looks after everything for me.

I believe ASP+ does not require a stop and start of IIS. It picks up and registers the new component automatically when you copy it on, sounds good to me.

I paid my admin group a visit recently to beg for this, they're not interested, they only just got IIS on NT stable!!

[Chris]

Hi! Madworm, your're right ASP+ did resolve this BUGS. Perhaps we should start with ASP+ right now!