Dave Abrahams wrote :

>  Can you post the error message(s) you get?  That would be a nice =
start.

Ok, Dave, If you want to see those error messages, here you go. Last =
time I thought it wasn't too polite to dump those lengthy error messages =
here.

for this line of code :

  .def_readonly("origin",&point3d::origin)

I got=20

D:\test\point3d.cpp(6) : error C2784: 'class boost::python::class_<class =
point3d,struct boost::python::detail::not_specified,struct =
boost::python::detail::not_specified,struct =
boost::python::detail::not_specified>  &__thiscall=20
boost::python::class_<class point3d,struct =
boost::python::detail::not_specified,struct =
boost::python::detail::not_specified,struct =
boost::python::detail::not_specified> ::def_readonly(const char *, =
point3d::*)' : could not deduce template argument for ' point3d::*' from =
'const class point3d *'


for this line of code  :

  .def("set",(point3d& (point3d::*)(double, double, double)) =
point3d::set,args("x", "y", "z"))=20

I got=20

d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/returning.hpp(175) : error C2079: =
'cr' uses undefined struct =
'specify_a_result_policy_to_wrap_functions_returning<class point3d &> '
        d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/caller.hpp(100) : see =
reference to function template instantiation 'struct _object *__cdecl =
boost::python::detail::returning<class point3d &> ::call(class point3d =
&(__thiscall point3d::*)(double
,double,double),struct _object *,struct _object *,const struct =
boost::python::default_call_policies *)' being compiled
d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/returning.hpp(176) : error C2228: =
left of '.convertible' must have class/struct/union type
        d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/caller.hpp(100) : see =
reference to function template instantiation 'struct _object *__cdecl =
boost::python::detail::returning<class point3d &> ::call(class point3d =
&(__thiscall point3d::*)(double
,double,double),struct _object *,struct _object *,const struct =
boost::python::default_call_policies *)' being compiled
d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/returning.hpp(181) : error C2064: =
term does not evaluate to a function
        d:\boost_1_29_0\boost/python/detail/caller.hpp(100) : see =
reference to function template instantiation 'struct _object *__cdecl =
boost::python::detail::returning<class point3d &> ::call(class point3d =
&(__thiscall point3d::*)(double
,double,double),struct _object *,struct _object *,const struct =
boost::python::default_call_policies *)' being compiled
Error executing cl.exe.

I think my problem in using Boost.Python is that I don't know what I'm =
doing. =20