If you're running from a virtual directory, you can just go to the iiS MMC and press the 'Unload' button. This is assumimg it's being run in High Isolation or Pooled. I also have a Project Hook in the downloads section that does this transparently and automatically when you recompile your project...
>I am having a problem rebuilding my web service because IIS is cahceing the COM server. When I do a build, I get an "access denied" error on the web service .dll
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>I have checked the "generate Web Service support files automatically" box in the Web Services Publisher Advanced dialog box to include the web services project hook, but it doesn't seem to be shutting down the COM process.
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>I have traced the project hook code in the wsphook.BeforeBuild method , and I can watch it execute the line,
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>loCat.ShutdownApplication(lcApp)
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>(where lcApp - "IIS Out-Of-Process Pooled Applications")
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>But I still get the "access denied" error.
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>Does anyone know how to get this working or how to terminate the COM process manually?
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>Thanks,
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>-Steve