>>>>Is it possible in IIS to configure the length of time a COM server is held in memory when idle? I can't seem to find any documentation on this.
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Bill
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>>> If you are using MTS, there is a such a setting on the Package... just go to the properties of the package and click the tabs - the default is 3 minutes.
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>>>Wayne
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>>Ok, thanks. In my case I am not using MTS. My understanding is there is a Registry edit that can be performed to set the ThreadTimeout but I can't get the IIS Helto come up under MS Management Console to check it out.
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> I don't think it's configurable (but if you find a registry setting, let us know!). I seem to remember that IIS unloads them after about 8 minutes. I know WebConnect has a setting that creates an extra reference on the server which keeps it locked so it can't be unloaded.

Just FYI for those interested. I got the word from Rick Strahl that the time a COM server is held in memory by IIS is indeed not configurable in IIS. So you would have to do something like Web Connect does to maintain it in memory. Not what I wanted to hear. :-)

Bill