Since no one replied to this message, I'll answer it myself. Yes, to both questions! This is the code that demonstrates: typedef map Demand; typedef map Cost; int main(int argc, char **argv) { try { Graph graph; Demand demand; Cost cost; /* * Populate graph and vertex/edge property maps */ if (argc!=2) { cerr << "usage: ns_test \"dot file name\"" << endl; exit(1); } ifstream in(argv[1]); if (!in) { cerr << "can't open input file \"" << argv[1] << "\"" << endl; exit(1); } associative_property_map<Demand> demandProperty(demand); associative_property_map<Cost> costProperty(cost); dynamic_properties dp; dp.property("node_id",get(vertex_name, graph)); dp.property("demand",demandProperty); dp.property("cost",costProperty); read_graphviz(in,graph,dp); } catch (exception& e){ cerr << "exception: \"" << e.what() << "\"" << endl; } catch (...) { cerr << "Something bad happened!" << endl; } } Note that I put the actual name of vertices into the graph, but placed both vertex and edge properties in external resources. Jeffrey Holle wrote:

I using the boost CVS version, obtained last week Tuesday. I'm interested in using read_graphviz in a fairly complex manner.

I want to read multiple properties from a *.dot file, including: - 1 graph property - 2 vertex properties - 2 edge properties Can this be done with the read_graphviz?

Moreover, I would like these properties to end up outside of the graph. If this is possible, how is it done?