"Vic's Unload" is a public domain freeware
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Why I am writing this utility? 
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As a Windows developer, I deal with DLLs everyday.  There are some 
DLL unloading utilities. But they are generally lacking of
unloading a group of DLLs at the same time. 

It is quite usual that one application calls several DLLs. During 
development, if the app causes a general protection fault (GPF),
then these dlls can get left in memory. The new version of DLL
will not get loaded since Windows only distingush dll by module
name. This confused the developer a lot of times. One common
situation is when I debug my app in VC++ or CodeView, the new 
source and the old dll in memory doesn't match, the breakpoints
will not work correctly.

In order to unload DLLs that have been left in memory, developers 
have to exit and then restart Windows. The desriable feature of
DLL unloader should be able to unload a group of DLL relating to
a specific app. 

So I camp up an idea called dll hotlist which is a list of DLL.
The developer can create a list of dll into hotlist and bring it
back later by a single click. 

It helps me to debug the app. I will be assured that I am debugging
the up-to-date DLL using this little convienent tool.

Important Features other dll unloader doesn't have
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1. You can search a dll by pressing Ctrl+S. This will bring up a dialog
box to prompt for dll name.

2. You can put a bunch of dll into a hotlist and bring it back later.


How is it done?
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I wrote the interface in VB and dll code in VC++ (Basically calling
the functions in toolhelp library). In addtion, I got one multiple
selection list box VBX from CICA achive. 


To Run
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Run unload.exe in Windows. 



Comments, Bug Report
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Please send to victor.yang@atlantaga.attgis.com  or
	       yongwei@cc.gatech.edu





Enjoy Debugging and have fun !


Victor Yang 

victor.yang@atlantaga.attgis.com