Thanks to all ... I guess I will use this-> to qualify ....
thanks once again,
~Hari
Here is the reason for your problem: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++/browse_frm/thread/7b1863222072b340/b75b5b2de84a0a1a%23b75b5b2de84a0a1a
Two-phase lookup.