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I'm having trouble kids... systems programming is kicking my ass and I've returned from a long hiatus at work for help.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "Item.h"

using namespace std;

template < class AT >
struct NODE{
	Item<AT> * attrib;
	NODE<AT> * next;
};

template< class AT >
class SymTab {

	public:
		SymTab(); // Initializes the empty table, a vector of 157 linked list heads.		
		Item< AT > * find( string s ); // Returns Item pointer or NULL
		Item< AT > * insert( string s ); // Returns Item pointer to inserted string

	private:
		int hash( string s ); // Returns bucket hashed to (0 <= return value <= 156)				
		NODE<AT> *Table[157];

};

//constructor
template < class AT >
SymTab< AT >::SymTab()
{
for(i=0; i < 157
}


//find, locates items in the table and returns pointers to them or null
template < class AT >
Item<AT>* SymTab< AT >::find( string s )
{
int value, i=0, Fspace = 0, Lspace = 0;
string OpCode, Hex;
char Sic;
Item<AT> * ItemPtr;

//Splits up the string into OpCode, Hex value and S or X for Sic or Sic/XE
Fspace = s.find(' ');
Lspace = s.rfind(' ');
cout << "First: " << Fspace << endl;
cout << "Last: " << Fspace << endl;

OpCode = s.substr(0, Fspace);
Hex = s.substr(Fspace+1, 2);
Sic = s[s.length()-1];
//Done splitting

value = hash(OpCode);

if(Table[value]->next->item->name == s)
ItemPtr = SymTab[value];

return ItemPtr;
}

//insert, puts items into the table.
template < class AT >
Item<AT>* SymTab<AT>::insert( string s )
{
int value, i=0, Fspace = 0, Lspace = 0;
string OpCode, Hex;
char Sic;
Item<AT> * ItemPtr;

//Splits up the string into OpCode, Hex value and S or X for Sic or Sic/XE
Fspace = s.find(' ');
Lspace = s.rfind(' ');
cout << "First: " << Fspace << endl;
cout << "Last: " << Fspace << endl;

OpCode = s.substr(0, Fspace);
Hex = s.substr(Fspace+1, 2);
Sic = s[s.length()-1];
//Done splitting

value = hash(OpCode);  // Gets the hash value from the OpCode

ItemPtr = new Item<AT>(OpCode);
cout << "a" << endl;

Table[value]->attrib = ItemPtr;

cout << &Table[value]->attrib  << endl;//= ItemPtr;

cout << "a" << endl;

//if(the SymTab[value] is occupied && it's not occupied by the same value)
//{
//set flag to different
//}
//else (SymTab[value] is not occupied)
//Set ItemPtr and point SymTab[value]'s pointer to it.

return ItemPtr;
}

template < class AT >
int SymTab<AT>::hash(string s)
{
int hash_value=0, i=0, int_cast=0, size = 10;
int Poly[10];

for(i=0; i < size; i++)
{
	int_cast = int(s[i]);
	Poly[i] = int_cast;
}

for(i=0; i < s.length(); i++)
{
hash_value += (s[i] * 256);
}
hash_value %= 157;
cout << "hash_value: " << hash_value << endl;

return hash_value;
}

My issue is that the bold line just ain't cutting it. For some reason the pointers just aren't assigning properly.