diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
index ec0bd47e6..693cf35aa 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgDB/osgDB.dsp
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ 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 243463ff4..692a1ae89 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput
+++ b/include/osgDB/ParameterOutput
@@ -13,21 +13,13 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT ParameterOutput
 {
     public:
     
-        ParameterOutput(Output& fw):
-            _fw(fw),
-            _numItemsPerLine(fw.getNumIndicesPerLine()),
-            _column(0) {}
+        ParameterOutput(Output& fw);
             
-        ParameterOutput(Output& fw,int numItemsPerLine):
-            _fw(fw),
-            _numItemsPerLine(numItemsPerLine),
-            _column(0) {}
+        ParameterOutput(Output& fw,int numItemsPerLine);
     
-        void begin()
-        {
-            _fw.indent() << "{"<<std::endl;
-            _fw.moveIn();
-        }
+        void begin();
+        void newLine();
+        void end();
     
         template<class T>
         void write(const T& t)
@@ -73,19 +65,8 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT ParameterOutput
 
         }
         
-        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;
-        }
+        
+    protected:
     
         Output& _fw;
         int     _numItemsPerLine;
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Makefile b/src/osgDB/Makefile
index fe530b6d7..0f41b233f 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Makefile
+++ b/src/osgDB/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ 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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49463c193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgDB/ParameterOutput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#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;
+}