Re: Force DLL to unload

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From: Ed McCreary
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:40

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In article <DEREKL.92Dec18100741@watson.harlqn.co.uk> derekl@harlqn.co.uk (Derek Law) writes:
>Does anybody know how to FORCE Windows 3.1 to unload a DLL? I'm
>developing a DLL, but every time I change it I have to quit and
>restart Windows - otherwise Windows complains that the file is "still
>in use" and so write protected.
>

How are you loading it?  Try this...

HINSTANCE	hLib;

hLib = LoadLibrary("MY.DLL");
....program code....
FreeLibrary(hLib);

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Ed McCreary                                               ,__o
mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com                       _-\_<,
"If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao."  (*)/'(*)

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