"Jon" <J**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3F767805-975C-481A-A827-09B130B5F3A9@microsoft.com...
> Hello all.
>
> We have a web app that includes a number of dlls. These cover all sorts of
> things such as email handling, error handling, data access etc. The email
> handler dll has been modified a number of times but it seems that the old
> versions are still being referenced somewhere. So when we modify a method,
> then re-copy the dll up to the web server, the code in the old method is
> still running, not the new stuff.
>
> How would this be so?
>
> Is a machine reboot the same as am IIS reset and should I do this?
>
> Under the Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files\applicationName
> folder, there are a couple of folders with assemblies, but all the
> assemblies
> are from way back, not this week when we put a new build up. Is that an
> error?
>
> Thanks all any pointers would be great.
>
> Jon
>

"Rob MacFadyen" wrote:

> Jon,
>
> A machine reboot is not the same as an IIS Reset. If your components are
> strange "out of process" components then a reboot may be required (this
> would be very unusual... but possible). A reboot would at least eliminate
> possibilities.
>
> Are the old DLL's COM objects? Any chance the modification would have
> disturbed the COM class/interface information.... i.e. do you need to
> rebuild the interop layer as well?
>
> Did you have any problems replacing the actual files? Usually if a DLL is
> loaded the file remains open... which makes replacing the file "tricky".
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob
>
> "Jon" <J**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3F767805-975C-481A-A827-09B130B5F3A9@microsoft.com...
> > Hello all.
> >
> > We have a web app that includes a number of dlls. These cover all sorts of
> > things such as email handling, error handling, data access etc. The email
> > handler dll has been modified a number of times but it seems that the old
> > versions are still being referenced somewhere. So when we modify a method,
> > then re-copy the dll up to the web server, the code in the old method is
> > still running, not the new stuff.
> >
> > How would this be so?
> >
> > Is a machine reboot the same as am IIS reset and should I do this?
> >
> > Under the Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files\applicationName
> > folder, there are a couple of folders with assemblies, but all the
> > assemblies
> > are from way back, not this week when we put a new build up. Is that an
> > error?
> >
> > Thanks all any pointers would be great.
> >
> > Jon
> >
>
>
>