Hello! I seem to be getting the following compilation error even after I've included <boost/serialization/vector.hpp> in the source file. I'm using VS.net 7.1 to compile. [QUOTE] c:\Boost\include\boost_1_32_0\boost\serialization\access.hpp(106) : error C2039: 'serialize' : is not a member of 'std::vector<_Ty>' with [ _Ty=std::string ] c:\Boost\include\boost_1_32_0\boost\serialization\serialization.hpp(78) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::access::serialize<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled with [ Archive=boost::archive::xml_iarchive, T=std::vector<std::string> ] c:\Boost\include\boost_1_32_0\boost\serialization\serialization.hpp(121) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::serialize<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled with [ Archive=boost::archive::xml_iarchive, T=std::vector<std::string> ] c:\Boost\include\boost_1_32_0\boost\archive\detail\iserializer.hpp(159) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::serialize_adl<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled with [ Archive=boost::archive::xml_iarchive, T=std::vector<std::string> ] c:\Boost\include\boost_1_32_0\boost\archive\detail\iserializer.hpp(109) : while compiling class-template member function 'void boost::archive::detail::iserializer<Archive,T>::load_object_data(boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive &,void *,const unsigned int) const' with [ Archive=boost::archive::xml_iarchive, T=std::vector<std::string> ] [Long dump.. UNQUOTE] Could anyone tell me why the above is happening and how to get around the problem? I'll post the source-code if that'll help! I also searched and stumbled into (http://lists.boost.org/boost/2005/02/19606.php) which *seems* to be saying that the issue is addressed somewhere in the serialization documentation, but was unable to locate where. Thanks and regards, Vishnu. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com