How to unload a dll

[Mike]

I am calling a function in a third party dll from a VB.NET application
(see below), and would like to unload the dll after using it. How would
I do that, from the code?

Public Declare Function SomeFunction Lib "ThirdParty.dll" _
(ByRef i As Integer) As Boolean
..
..
..

Dim i As Integer
Dim b As Boolean = SomeFunction(i)

'Unload the dll now, without restarting the application?

Mike O'Connor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I am calling a function in a third party dll from a VB.NET application
(see below), and would like to unload the dll after using it. How would
I do that, from the code?

Public Declare Function SomeFunction Lib "ThirdParty.dll" _
(ByRef i As Integer) As Boolean

Untested: P/invoke with the 'FreeLibrary' function.