ac> You can have string tables (and icons, bitmaps, etc.) which can 
ac> be shared by multiple instances if they are marked 
ac> "sharable". I don't think this applies to strings within 
ac> the source code though (but I suppose in theory it could, 
ac> but might slow things down a lot).

Is that common in the case of shared executables?

ac> Of course, in the case of such a string placed in a DLL, 
ac> multiple instances of a program that load the DLL will 
ac> share the memory where the string is held (which is why you 
ac> have to be careful when writing shared libraries).

HeeHee ... that reminds me of a horror story I once read...

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