AppDomains, the Hair Puller

[Tibby]

I have searched far and wide and still have a few blank spots to fill.
Here's what I'm after:

I have my main assembly in the main AppDomain. I have my plugins that
I want to load into a seperate AppDomain and run them there. Then,
when there's an update to one of the plugins, I just have to unload
the second AppDomain, reload the new plugins, and I have my assembly
updated without having to shut it down. This is mainly for system
services, but maybe even for WinForms.

I have found how to call a function in a class using a string
perameter, so I'm thinking along those lines.

After I get the AppDomains portion figure out, then I can get all the
other dynamics in place.


Thanks,
Tibby

 

[Chris Dunaway]

What is your question?

 

[Tibby]

What is your question?

Okay, well, I know how to create a second appdomain, and how to load
assemblies into that second appdomain, but how do I call a function in
that second appdomain from the first?

Tibby

 

[Chris Dunaway]

I'm not 100% sure, but look at the methods of the AppDomain class.
Specifically, ExecuteAssembly, CreateInstance, and
CreateInstanceAndUnwrap.