diff --git a/VisualStudio/MUST_READ_ME.txt b/VisualStudio/MUST_READ_ME.txt
index 708338bf6..85be4853b 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/MUST_READ_ME.txt
+++ b/VisualStudio/MUST_READ_ME.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,15 @@ documentation.
 Several of the plugins and demoes, and two of the core libraries - osgText 
 and osgGLUT require external dependancies.  Full details on where to obtain
 these can be found in doc/dependancies.html.
+
+
+--
+
+For syntax highlighting in VisualStudio which the stanard C++ style found in the 
+OSG you can substiture the LANDEXT.DAT file found in this directory with the one found
+in :
+
+VisualStudio6.0               *\Common\MSDev98\Bin
+
+VisualStudio7.0/.NET          *\Common7\IDE\langext.dat
+
diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
index 693cf35aa..ec0bd47e6 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Src\osgDB\Output.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Src\osgDB\ParameterOutput.cpp
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Src\osgDB\ReadFile.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput b/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput
index 692a1ae89..8c71aa61f 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput
+++ b/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput
@@ -9,17 +9,39 @@
 
 namespace osgDB {
 
-class OSGDB_EXPORT ParameterOutput
+class ParameterOutput
 {
     public:
     
-        ParameterOutput(Output& fw);
+        ParameterOutput(Output& fw):
+            _fw(fw),
+            _numItemsPerLine(fw.getNumIndicesPerLine()),
+            _column(0) {}
             
-        ParameterOutput(Output& fw,int numItemsPerLine);
-    
-        void begin();
-        void newLine();
-        void end();
+        ParameterOutput(Output& fw,int numItemsPerLine):
+            _fw(fw),
+            _numItemsPerLine(numItemsPerLine),
+            _column(0) {}
+
+        void begin()
+        {
+            _fw.indent() << "{"<<std::endl;
+            _fw.moveIn();
+        }
+
+        void newLine()
+        {
+            if (_column!=0) _fw << std::endl;
+            _column = 0;
+        }
+
+        void end()
+        {
+            if (_column!=0) _fw << std::endl;
+            _fw.moveOut();
+            _fw.indent() << "}"<<std::endl;
+            _column = 0;
+        }
     
         template<class T>
         void write(const T& t)
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Makefile b/src/osgDB/Makefile
index 0f41b233f..fe530b6d7 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Makefile
+++ b/src/osgDB/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ CXXFILES =\
 	WriteFile.cpp\
 	Input.cpp\
 	Output.cpp\
-	ParameterOutput.cpp\
 	Field.cpp\
 	FieldReader.cpp\
 	FieldReaderIterator.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgDB/ParameterOutput.cpp b/src/osgDB/ParameterOutput.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 49463c193..000000000
--- a/src/osgDB/ParameterOutput.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#include <osgDB/ParameterOutput>
-
-using namespace osgDB;
-
-ParameterOutput::ParameterOutput(Output& fw):
-    _fw(fw),
-    _numItemsPerLine(fw.getNumIndicesPerLine()),
-    _column(0) {}
-
-ParameterOutput::ParameterOutput(Output& fw,int numItemsPerLine):
-    _fw(fw),
-    _numItemsPerLine(numItemsPerLine),
-    _column(0) {}
-
-void ParameterOutput::begin()
-{
-    _fw.indent() << "{"<<std::endl;
-    _fw.moveIn();
-}
-
-void ParameterOutput::newLine()
-{
-    if (_column!=0) _fw << std::endl;
-    _column = 0;
-}
-
-void ParameterOutput::end()
-{
-    if (_column!=0) _fw << std::endl;
-    _fw.moveOut();
-    _fw.indent() << "}"<<std::endl;
-    _column = 0;
-}