I want to share two variables between two dll’s in Visual C++ 2005?

ok so keep in mind I'm a simpleton so please use laymen terms.

I have one dll that will set the (float)variables to their values and another dll will be reading them. And I would like to use the following method:

#pragma data_seg (".myseg")
float one_ = 0.1f;
float two_ = 0.1f;
#pragma data_seg()

Both dlls will never restart so the var's will not go back to 0.1f that value was just used to initialize them. the trouble comes when I try to add the Link info:

// Tell the linker that the section
// .MYSEG is readable, writable and is shared.
#pragma comment(linker, "/SECTION:.MYSEC,RWS")

I dont understand what the "section" part is. Keep in mind I am a Qbasic programmer trying to learn C++ . In visual c++ 2005 there is a linker section in the properties pages - do I have to add something here?

any helpers out there?

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