I have written an extended stored procedure, and from time to time I make
changes to it. I would like to be able to just copy the new DLL on top of the old one, but since it
is in use, the OS will not let me. There is a DBCC command to free DLL's, but it does not seem to
work. In fact, if I specify an invalid XP name, it still returns with a go response. The only time
it returns an error that I can find is when the XP I am trying to release is actually executing.
Then it returns a "DBCC cannot free DLL 'XP_Interpolate.dll'. The DLL is in use. DBCC execution
completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator." Even when it returns
just "DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator."
the DLL is not really free, or at least I cannot delete it. Any info would be greatly
appreciated.
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You can't do this. You HAVE to drop the xp, load your new code, and recreate the XP. There is all kinds of plumbing which has to be done in SQL Server that occurs when you register the XP that you can not simply bypass by dumping new code underneath an already existing procedure call.
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