std::map

Error messages on templates can be intimidating. If nietods suggestion does not work, try to comment out the major part of the code (leaving only the map's declaration) and uncomment parts until the error reappears.

well in fact it misses a > in the sample I've posted but thats an error I've made when I 'pasted' in here the code. the warnings that keep appearing me are of the type :

warning C4786: 'std::reverse_bidirectional_iterator<std::_Tree<char,s ...'

if it helps...

Could you give a bit more of the warning message?

Adjusted points from 50 to 75

These are the warnings that appear in the MSDevStudio 6 debug window:

--------------------Configuration: mapTeste - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
MapTeste.cpp
h:\geopilot\src\testes\mapteste\mapteste.cpp(52) : warning C4786: 'std::reverse_bidirectional_iterator<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::it
erator,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::pair<char const ,int> &,std::pair<char const ,int> *,int>' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
h:\geopilot\src\testes\mapteste\mapteste.cpp(52) : warning C4786: 'std::reverse_bidirectional_iterator<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::co
nst_iterator,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::pair<char const ,int> const &,std::pair<char const ,int> const *,int>' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
h:\geopilot\src\testes\mapteste\mapteste.cpp(52) : warning C4786: 'std::pair<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::iterator,std::_Tree<char,std
::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::iterator>' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
h:\geopilot\src\testes\mapteste\mapteste.cpp(52) : warning C4786: 'std::pair<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::const_iterator,std::_Tree<ch
ar,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::const_iterator>' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(182) : warning C4786: 'std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::~_Tree<char,std::pair<
char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(162) : warning C4786: 'std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Tree<char,std::pair<c
har const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(236) : warning C4786: '__ehhandler$?insert@?$_Tree@DU?$pair@$$CBDH@std@@U_Kfn@?$map@DHU?$less@D@std@@V?$allocator@H@2@@2@U?$less@D@2@V?$allocator@H@2@@std@@QAE?AU?$pair@Viterator@?$_Tree@DU
?$pair@$$CBDH@std@@U_Kfn@?$map@DHU?$less@D@std@@V?$allocator@H@2@@2@U?$less@D@2@V?$allocator@H@2@@std@@_N@2@ABU?$pair@$$CBDH@2@@Z' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(236) : warning C4786: '__unwindfunclet$?insert@?$_Tree@DU?$pair@$$CBDH@std@@U_Kfn@?$map@DHU?$less@D@std@@V?$allocator@H@2@@2@U?$less@D@2@V?$allocator@H@2@@std@@QAE?AU?$pair@Viterator@?$_Tre
e@DU?$pair@$$CBDH@std@@U_Kfn@?$map@DHU?$less@D@std@@V?$allocator@H@2@@2@U?$less@D@2@V?$allocator@H@2@@std@@_N@2@ABU?$pair@$$CBDH@2@@Z$0' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\utility(21) : warning C4786: 'std::pair<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::iterator,bo
ol>::pair<std::_Tree<char,std::pair<char const ,int>,std::map<char,int,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,std::less<char>,std::allocator<int> >::iterator,bool>' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information
Linking...

mapTeste.exe - 0 error(s), 9 warning(s)

The warning message is clear enough: "identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug information"
The compiler stores information on the C++ source code in the compiled object files (code, identifier names and type), which is used by the debugger to give you readable names and type information. You will probably loose some debugging comfort after this message.
There maybe some compiler option to expand the possible size of debug identifier names, or a switch or pragma to diable this specific warning, something like
#pragma warn -C4786
I don't have VC but nietod does...

Thanks kangaroo

Sory for not getting back.  I've been unable to connect reliably to EE all morning.  I've been getting the notificatin e-mails though, an been very impatient to see what was going on here.

As kangroo said, that message is simply a warning and can be ignored--eveyone who uses STL gets it.  

There is no way to expand limit that has been reached, but there doesn't seem to be need either.  Instead you can prevent the warning from printing.

But another problem has creeped in.  I don't have access to VC right now, and I don't remember the exact syntax you need to to dissable the warning.  It is done with a #pragma of some sort.   You can look in the help under #pragma.  If you can't find it, post a message here and I'll be able to look it up.  (In a few hours.)