Topic: How to tell if .net dll is loaded with lisp?

[jmaeding]

I have some lisps and want to mix in stuff i did in .net.
I am on 2006, so am having my .net routines write info to a text file rather than making a true lispfunction and passing resbufs (like I want to).
Anyway, in my lisp, I can netload all day long with no problems, but I prefer to load only if i need to.
Can I detect if a .net assembly is loaded somehow?
Simply testing for the avilability of a function in it would be fine, but they are commands.
I normally say (if (not <somefunction of mine>)(load...)) for lisp functions.
Not sure how to test if a real command is defined though, only lisp functions.
any help appreciated, thx

[tjr]

Couldn't you just go through the registry to add your code instead of NETLOAD? Doing it this way you could set it up for demand loading.

[jmaeding]

well, I guess that would work.
That does not tell me what is loaded though.
I prefer to work off info I can test, instead of assuming something got loaded.
As-is, I am assuming it did not get loaded.
Not a bad idea though, thx

[sinc]

If you attempt to NETLOAD something that is already loaded, doesn't the NETLOAD simply silently return without doing anything?  (That's what it looks like, from a casual test...)

[jmaeding]

Sinc,
yep, that's what i'm doing now.
It seems to cause a slight delay, so was looking for a cleaner way.
thx