DLL cannot be copied into run directory

[pdavis68]

You'll probably need to shutdown and restart the IIS process to get it to
release the DLL. I've run into this from time to time with ASP.NET apps.

Pete

 

[Paul Guz]

Hello all,

I am constantly frustrated when compiling my .Net applications by Access
Denied and "DLL cannot be copied" errors. Right now I am dogged by a
recurring "... cannot be copied ino the run directory" error, relating to a
DLL and PDB file from one of my projects in the solution.

I have already disabled Indexing and my Virus Checker. There was a problem
in 1.0 with Web applications having a trailing slash at the end of the root
folder, but mine doesn't, so that's not the problem either.

I am running Framework 1.1.4322 in Visual Studio 7.1.3088. I am developing
in C# and my solution starts with a Web Application. The whole lot is
running on Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 4.

Can anyone help?

Cheers,

Paul.

 

[Paul Guz]

I seem to have found the problem: I am loading the assembly as an instance
of the Assembly class and not releasing the reference to the assembly
afterwards.