Hi: How can I declare an stl map and insert elements at declaration time. Any help apreciated. Sean. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3163 (20080606) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind