Hi,

I am used to using vb dll components with asp pages. Can anyone answer the following:

1, Can you create dll components in vb.net that can be called by standard asp pages. (If so how!)

2, IF the above is possible, would you still need to restart IIS when a change was made to the dll.

Thanks in advance

Byron

Yes:
When you create a class library (assembly) in VS.Net, you have the option of "Registering for COM Interop". This registers it so COM (and classic ASP) can see it. If you aren't using VS, you can do the same thing manually using
C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1...\regasm.exe. This will register the .Net DLL to com.

Rebuilding:
When you rebuild it, I'd advise that you unregister the dll (also with regasm) and restart IIS as, just like a regular COM dll, the DLL may be locked by IIS.
However, if you are only rebuilding internal logic (and not the public interfaces) you *might* not need to un/re-register. BUT, you may still need to restart IIS because there might be a lock on the DLL file. Probably best to just use the full unregister/iisreset/rebuild/register process and stick to it to minimize problems.

Peter

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your advice, I created a quick assembly and your right,I need to restart IIS as it lock the dll as it does with VB6.

Cheers

Byron