cm_UnloadPlugins

[Maxwish]

In Total Commander 5.51, the command will be cm_UnloadPlugins

Add it to a button, then click it every time you want to unload the plugins - this will unload all running plugins! Please note that Lister plugins will only be unloaded after all Lister windows are closed (or not showing any lister plugins).

It seems that this command doesn't work as it should with Lister plugins.

I've tested this with the program 'Taskinfo' (www.iarsn.com) that can show you a list of all opened files:
After using a lister-, filessystem- and packer plugin and using the cm_UnloadPlugins command ((after lister is closed of course) only the filesystem and packer plugins are closed. All lister plugins remain open. This means Lister plugins can't be updated until TC is closed and reopened and/or you haven't used Lister.

[ghisler(Author)]

I cannot reproduce this - here, all lister plugins are closed too! Maybe you need to set the registry option to unload closed dlls immediately:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"AlwaysUnloadDLL"="1"

[Maxwish]

Well, if nobody else can confirm this, then maybe it's time to reinstall my windows again.

BTW: I'm using win98 Second Edition

[Renard_Roux]

2Maxwish
Yes, I confirm exactly the same thing with Lister plugins in W98 SE.

While installing new versions of Lister plugins over old ones i have to not open Lister session in order to skip this error.

[Jon Canale]

I confirm same for Win2ksp3. Registry value is and was per Christian's post. Unload plugins command did not clear from memory, even though I deleted the plugin from the configure lister box.

[Mr. Q.]

Same on winNT 4.0 (Build 1381)
button with cm_UnloadPlugins does unload WFS and WCX but WLX still remain.

[ghisler(Author)]

Lister plugins are only unloaded when all listers are closed!

[Jon Canale]

All lister windows were closed before I issued the unload plugins command, if that is what you mean.

[SCHMaster]

I agree, Lister plugins are not unloaded on command with cm_UnloadPlugins. Tested for miscellaneous computer (WinXP, WinME, Win98SE). All lister windows is closed, but lister plugins not unloaded. But I think this not there is very terrible problem

[tom*de]

It seems, cm_UnloadPlugins also not working in TC6.01 (Win2000-SP4)...?

What should happens? - Deactivating alle plugins and remove the wincmd.ini-entries???

In my case, all

[PackerPlugins]
[FileSystemPlugins]
[ListerPlugins]

are still available.

[fg_2002fr]

Here, on WinXP sp1,

I have 11 plugins listed in wincmd.ini
when I use lister, there are 8 lister plugins loaded
and when I use cm_UnloadPlugins 3 are unloaded and 5 are left in memory

[sqa_wizard]

2tom*de: Just to clarify : cm_UnloadPlugins should remove the plugins from memory only (clear usecount of plugins and unlock them)
The INI entries remain untouched !

2fg_2002fr: confirmed : not all plugins are unloaded (Win98, 2000, XP)

[Boofo]

In Total Commander 5.51, the command will be cm_UnloadPlugins

Add it to a button, then click it every time you want to unload the plugins - this will unload all running plugins! Please note that Lister plugins will only be unloaded after all Lister windows are closed (or not showing any lister plugins).

It seems that this command doesn't work as it should with Lister plugins.

I've tested this with the program 'Taskinfo' (www.iarsn.com) that can show you a list of all opened files:
After using a lister-, filessystem- and packer plugin and using the cm_UnloadPlugins command ((after lister is closed of course) only the filesystem and packer plugins are closed. All lister plugins remain open. This means Lister plugins can't be updated until TC is closed and reopened and/or you haven't used Lister.

What Lister plugin did you use and what exactly showed up in TaskInfo? I also have TaskInfo and I must have missed the plugins not unloading. I don't see them in there loaded or unloaded.

[icfu]

That's wrong:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer]
"AlwaysUnloadDLL"="1"

This is correct:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AlwaysUnloadDLL]

Works for OSes <Windows 2000 only:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_programming/debugging.asp

Icfu

[ghisler(Author)]

Which plugins aren't unloaded?