[DGD]Setting global variables from create()

[James Gaunt]

Hi, I'm quite new to LPC coding so please have patience if this is a stupid 
question...

If I have an object with a global variable (for example a string 
representing its long description) and I set it from the create() function 
i.e.

string desc;

void create()
{
   desc="This is quite a long description";
}

Then is the long description stored twice in memory, once in the compiled 
code of the object, and once in the global variable in the master object 
(obviously with additional copies in any clones).

My concern is that if I create a lot of objects (for example rooms with 
large descriptions) which aren't cloned at all (in which case I wouldn't be 
too worried) then all the descriptions are stored twice, taking up valuable 
memory.

If this is the case does anyone have any suggestions for getting around it, 
or is it just a fact of life?

Regards

James




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