I have successfully compiled the program, However, when I try linking the program, I get the errors: msvcprt.lib(MSVCP60.dll) : error LNK2005: "[Entry] public: bool _cdel std::ios_base::faile(void) const "(.?fail@ios_base@std@@QEBA_NXZ) already defined in library.lib (text_iarchive.obj); and couple of more similiar link errors. How --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Skip the bars and set-ups and start using Yahoo! Personals for free