A dll is not a separated instance. A dll is only a library of functions/classes/etc. So, it depends on how it is used. If the same dll is used more than once from the same process (so, only one application), the publics are shared. If the dll is used from different processes, the publics are not shared.

Basically, one cannot run two instances of a dll in the same process. Ie: the dll is loaded only once regardless of how many times it is loaded logically.

A dll is not standalone app/process. Conceptually, a dll is not different than any other library. After all, dll stands for dynamically loaded library.

Vlad

>Create a DLL and run two instances on a server and then make a public in one of them. Watch what happens to the other.