Thanks. I presume it would be better in implementing a map that can hold left = std::string, right = &quot;any&quot; but only pointers to objects to have a boost::map_ptr&lt;std::string&gt; than a std::map&lt;std::string, boost::any&gt;.<br>

<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 11 March 2010 21:06, Thorsten Ottosen <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:thorsten.ottosen@dezide.com">thorsten.ottosen@dezide.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

Alan Tennant skrev:<div class="im"><br>
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Thanks guys. I&#39;m embarrassed to say that it was the #include &lt;string&gt; problem.<br>
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use<br>
<br>
  boost::ptr_map&lt;std::string,int&gt;<br>
<br>
or<br>
<br>
  std::map&lt;std::string,boost::shared_ptr&lt;int&gt;&gt;<br>
<br>
to manange the memory, if you need that.<br><font color="#888888">
<br>
-Thorsten</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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