Global variables and scope - C++

Question

I am having small problem in making a global variable works. I am using Visual Studio 2008 and standard C++.

I have two projects, one is a static library and second

Answer 1

Don't use global variables. Just don't. Much better, if you HAVE to have globally accessible data, is to use a global function which will return globalWord, like this:

std::string globalWord()
{
    static std::string word("Hi Mom");
    return word;
}

This saves you from initialization order issues (read Effective C++ item #4).