is your dll under an MTS package or COM+ application if so you only need to shutdown the package or application. if not the you need to stop the service also if you have interdev open with an asp page that has your COM dll then interdev is holding the dll.

>Alexandre
>
>Do you mean Stop the service - because that's all I can do with it, and that doesn't seem to clear it.
>
>Or am I mistaken?
>
>Thanks
>Kev
>
>>Hi Kevin what is holding your COM dll is IIS if you restart PWS you will be able to build the dll again.
>>
>>>Already tried that, it's definitely the ASP that is holding it.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Kev
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>There is an ASP that accesses a vfp com object, but doesn't appear to release it, so when I try and re-build the DLL it keeps saying it's in use.
>>>>>
>>>>>Using PWS.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Kev
>>>>
>>>>Kevin,
>>>>
>>>>I've had this happen and it was an object that wasn't released properly in the COM object. Does Clear All from the Command Window get rid of it?
>>>>
>>>>Renoir