Hello,

I've finally managed to remotely load a DLL. I've expanded the code to
load it in a seperate domain to unload the appdomain, which works to a
certain extend.
The host application always keeps the entry DLL in memory. How can I
also unload this main DLL? As it's left after unloading the appdomain.
The dll is loaded in the hostapplication at "Assembly assembly =
appdom.Load(RawAssembly)".

How can I avoid this behaviour? I would like to invoke a method and
unload the everything dynamically loaded.

Thanks in advance!

The code fragment:

byte[] RawAssembly = getFileArray(FileName);
// AppDomain.CurrentDomain loads also an instance
Assembly assembly = appdom.Load(RawAssembly);

//Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(FileName);
foreach (AssemblyName ASSN in
assembly.GetReferencedAssemblies())
{
try
{
appdom.CreateInstance(ASSN.Name,
ASSN.GetType().Name);
//
Activator.CreateInstance(ASSN.GetType());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
}
foreach (Type type in assembly.GetTypes())
{
if (!type.IsClass || type.IsNotPublic)
continue;
Type[] interfaces = type.GetInterfaces();
//object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
System.Runtime.Remoting.ObjectHandle t =
appdom.CreateInstance(assembly.GetName().ToString(), type.FullName);
tList.Add(t);
}

Tim,
You can't. You can create a new AppDomain, load an assembly into it, and
call methods in the remotely loaded assembly, and tear down the secondary
Appdomain, but the only way you can unload an assembly from your primary
appDomain is the tear down the primary appDomain itself.
Peter
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"Tim" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've finally managed to remotely load a DLL. I've expanded the code to
> load it in a seperate domain to unload the appdomain, which works to a
> certain extend.
> The host application always keeps the entry DLL in memory. How can I
> also unload this main DLL? As it's left after unloading the appdomain.
> The dll is loaded in the hostapplication at "Assembly assembly =
> appdom.Load(RawAssembly)".
>
> How can I avoid this behaviour? I would like to invoke a method and
> unload the everything dynamically loaded.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> The code fragment:
>
> byte[] RawAssembly = getFileArray(FileName);
> // AppDomain.CurrentDomain loads also an instance
> Assembly assembly = appdom.Load(RawAssembly);
>
> //Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(FileName);
> foreach (AssemblyName ASSN in
> assembly.GetReferencedAssemblies())
> {
> try
> {
> appdom.CreateInstance(ASSN.Name,
> ASSN.GetType().Name);
> //
> Activator.CreateInstance(ASSN.GetType());
> }
> catch (Exception e)
> {
> // MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
> }
> }
> foreach (Type type in assembly.GetTypes())
> {
> if (!type.IsClass || type.IsNotPublic)
> continue;
> Type[] interfaces = type.GetInterfaces();
> //object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
> System.Runtime.Remoting.ObjectHandle t =
> appdom.CreateInstance(assembly.GetName().ToString(), type.FullName);
> tList.Add(t);
> }
>
>

On 12 jul, 18:22, Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]
<pbromb...@yahoo.yabbadabbadoo.com> wrote:
> Tim,
> You can't. You can create a new AppDomain, load an assembly into it, and
> call methods in the remotely loaded assembly, and tear down the secondary
> Appdomain, but the only way you can unload an assembly from your primary
> appDomain is the tear down the primary appDomain itself.
> Peter
> --
> Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> BlogMetaFinder(BETA): http://www.blogmetafinder.com
>
> "Tim" wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > I've finally managed to remotely load a DLL. I've expanded the code to
> > load it in a seperate domain to unload the appdomain, which works to a
> > certain extend.
> > The host application always keeps the entry DLL in memory. How can I
> > also unload this main DLL? As it's left after unloading the appdomain.
> > The dll is loaded in the hostapplication at "Assembly assembly =
> > appdom.Load(RawAssembly)".
>
> > How can I avoid this behaviour? I would like to invoke a method and
> > unload the everything dynamically loaded.
>
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> > The code fragment:
>
> > byte[] RawAssembly = getFileArray(FileName);
> > // AppDomain.CurrentDomain loads also an instance
> > Assembly assembly = appdom.Load(RawAssembly);
>
> > //Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(FileName);
> > foreach (AssemblyName ASSN in
> > assembly.GetReferencedAssemblies())
> > {
> > try
> > {
> > appdom.CreateInstance(ASSN.Name,
> > ASSN.GetType().Name);
> > //
> > Activator.CreateInstance(ASSN.GetType());
> > }
> > catch (Exception e)
> > {
> > // MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
> > }
> > }
> > foreach (Type type in assembly.GetTypes())
> > {
> > if (!type.IsClass || type.IsNotPublic)
> > continue;
> > Type[] interfaces = type.GetInterfaces();
> > //object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
> > System.Runtime.Remoting.ObjectHandle t =
> > appdom.CreateInstance(assembly.GetName().ToString(), type.FullName);
> > tList.Add(t);
> > }

Peter, Thanks for you quick reply!

Is there a way to invoke methods on the dynamic assembly without
loading it in the main appdomain?