Replacing DLL while Coresystem is running

Sebastian Schweer

Hallo everybody,

 

i'm working with Coresystem and using the functionalllity to create own DLL Files to swap out Customize Code from the Global Code.

 

Now i would like to know, if it is possible, to replace this DLL Files, while Coresuite is running.

Normally this will not work, because Coresystems has allocated this files and Windows do not allow to delete this files for this time.

But it is possilble, that there is a Coresuite Command or something, to deallocate this DLL Files, to replace it, and to allocate them again. All while Coresuite is running. So it will be possible to update old Versions of the DLL Files with a Cocu Rule.

 

Best Regards,

 

Sebastian

Paolo Manfrin

Hi Sebastian,

in order to do what you'r saying the best approach is dll shadowing.

If you implement that then you're able to manage/repleace all the dlls you want by yourself.



HTH

paolo

Sebastian Schweer

Hallo Paolo,



thanks for your reply.



Do you have a little example for me, how this "DLL Shadowing" could work?



Best Regards,



Sebastian

Paolo Manfrin

Hi Sebastian,

shadowing has beein implemented in the standard coresuite customize DLL folder included in the next release.

hth

paolo

Sebastian Schweer

Hallo Paolo,



thanks for that Info, thats very good News!!!



Could you just tell me right now, how it will be work or will look like?.

Is it than possible to change own DLL while Coresuite is running?

This is a HUGE Improvement for international companys!!!



Thanks. Thats a good Christmas Present



Can you tell me, when it will be avaible?



Best Regards,



Sebastian

Remo Kottonau

Any updates here? Help would be appreciated.

Paolo Manfrin

Hi Remo, this feature has been already released in 3.40 of customize.

The changelog is available here: [url="http://www.coresystems.ch/?page_id=33&header_id=75&country=de"]http://www.coresystems.ch/?page_id=33&header_id=75&country=de[/url]



Kind Regards, paolo

Remo Kottonau

There is misunderstanding of "DLL shadowing" on our side probably. It is possible to replace DLL files while the AddOn is running, that's correct. But the changes in code will only take effect after restarting the AddOn which is no improvement. Is it possible to get changes without restarting?

Paolo Manfrin

Hi Remo,

no this is not possible. We were considering to implement this mechanism but there would be performance impacts so due to that we decided that a restart is necessary in order to load the new dlls.

The improvement is due to the fact that you do not need to have all the users logged off at the same time which is quite critical on a client/server environment,



hth

paolo