>I am creating a Com object in VFP8. I compile the object as a DLL and test it. This works. But if I make a change and go back to re-compile as the same DLL name, I get a file accessed denied message.
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>How do you clear Com objects from memory?
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>Thanks,
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Jerry,
If you're in VFP or VB for testing, setting the variable to .NULL./Nothing or calling its Release method should release it from memory. If you are in ASP, then the IIS service holds your COM object. You can reset IIS using

iisreset /restart

to sut down IIS and release all of its holds.

If you have your COM object set up as a package under MTS/COM+, you can stop the package, recompile your COM DLL and restart the package.

HTH.