diff --git a/Examples/scilab/template/Makefile b/Examples/scilab/template/Makefile
index ee565de91..e4badf9cf 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/template/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/scilab/template/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TOP        = ../..
 SWIG       = $(TOP)/../preinst-swig
-SRCS       = example.cxx
+SRCS       =
 TARGET     = example
 INTERFACE  = example.i
 
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/template/example.cxx b/Examples/scilab/template/example.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 72410315d..000000000
--- a/Examples/scilab/template/example.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/* File : example.c */
-
-#include "example.h"
-#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846
-
-template<typename T>
-void Shape<T>::move(T dx, T dy) {
-  x += dx;
-  y += dy;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-int Shape<T>::nbshapes = 0;
-
-template<typename T>
-int Shape<T>::getNbShapes() {
-  return Shape<T>::nbshapes;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-T Circle<T>::area() {
-  return M_PI*radius*radius;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-T Circle<T>::perimeter() {
-  return 2*M_PI*radius;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-T Square<T>::area() {
-  return width*width;
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-T Square<T>::perimeter() {
-  return 4*width;
-}
-
-template class Shape<double>;
-template class Square<double>;
-template class Circle<double>;
-
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/template/example.h b/Examples/scilab/template/example.h
index a825631b3..7401df650 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/template/example.h
+++ b/Examples/scilab/template/example.h
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 /* File : example.h */
 
-template<typename T>
-class Shape {
-private:
-  static int nbshapes;
-public:
-  Shape()  { x = 0; y = 0; nbshapes++; }
-  virtual ~Shape() { nbshapes--; };
-  T x, y;
-  void move(T dx, T dy);
-  virtual T area() = 0;
-  virtual T perimeter() = 0;
-  static int getNbShapes();
-};
-
-template<typename T>
-class Circle : public Shape<T> {
-private:
-  T radius;
-public:
-  Circle(T r) : Shape<T>() { radius = r; };
-  virtual T area();
-  virtual T perimeter();
-};
-
-template<typename T>
-class Square : public Shape<T> {
-private:
-  T width;
-public:
-  Square(T w) : Shape<T>() { width = w; };
-  virtual T area();
-  virtual T perimeter();
+// Some template definitions
+
+template<class T> T max(T a, T b) { return  a>b ? a : b; }
+
+template<class T> class vector {
+  T *v;
+  int sz;
+ public:
+  vector(int _sz) {
+    v = new T[_sz];
+    sz = _sz;
+  }
+  T &get(int index) {
+    return v[index];
+  }
+  void set(int index, T &val) {
+    v[index] = val;
+  }
+#ifdef SWIG
+  %extend {
+    T getitem(int index) {
+      return $self->get(index);
+    }
+    void setitem(int index, T val) {
+      $self->set(index,val);
+    }
+  }
+#endif
 };
 
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/template/example.i b/Examples/scilab/template/example.i
index 9732ebe2b..8f94c4da1 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/template/example.i
+++ b/Examples/scilab/template/example.i
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 /* Let's just grab the original header file here */
 %include "example.h"
 
-%template(ShapeDouble) Shape<double>;
-%template(CircleDouble) Circle<double>;
-%template(SquareDouble) Square<double>;
+/* Now instantiate some specific template declarations */
+
+%template(maxint) max<int>;
+%template(maxdouble) max<double>;
+%template(vecint) vector<int>;
+%template(vecdouble) vector<double>;
 
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/template/runme.sci b/Examples/scilab/template/runme.sci
index 55a17820c..3fa8c0efe 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/template/runme.sci
+++ b/Examples/scilab/template/runme.sci
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 lines(0);
 ilib_verbose(0);
 exec loader.sce;
+example_Init();
 
-function printShape(shape, name)
-    printf("\nShape %s position:\n", name);
-    printf("  (x, y) = (%f, %f)\n", ShapeDouble_x_get(shape), ShapeDouble_y_get(shape))
+// Call some templated functions
+printf("maxint(3, 7) = %i\n", maxint(3, 7));
+printf("maxdouble(3.14, 2.18) = %3.2f\n", maxdouble(3.14, 2.18));
 
-    printf("\nShape %s properties:\n", name);
-    printf("  area      = %f\n", ShapeDouble_area(shape));
-    printf("  perimeter = %f\n", ShapeDouble_perimeter(shape));
+// Create some class
 
-    printf("\n");
-endfunction
+iv = new_vecint(100);
+dv = new_vecdouble(1000);
 
-printf("Creating some objects:\n");
-c = new_CircleDouble(10);
-s = new_SquareDouble(10);
+for i = 0:100
+  vecint_setitem(iv, i, 2*i);
+end
 
-printf("\nA total of %i shapes were created\n", ShapeDouble_getNbShapes());
+for i = 0:100
+  vecdouble_setitem(dv, i, 1.0/(i+1));
+end
 
-ShapeDouble_move(c, 20, 30);
-ShapeDouble_move(s, -10, 0);
+isum = 0
+for i = 0:100
+    isum = isum + vecint_getitem(iv, i);
+end
 
-printShape(c, "circle");
-printShape(s, "square");
+printf("isum = %i\n", isum);
 
-printf("\nGuess I will clean up now\n");
+dsum = 0
+for i = 0:100
+    dsum = dsum + vecdouble_getitem(dv, i);
+end
 
-delete_CircleDouble(c);
-delete_SquareDouble(s);
+printf("dsum = %3.2f\n", dsum);
 
-printf("%i shapes remain\n", ShapeDouble_getNbShapes());
-
-exit
+delete_vecint(iv);
+delete_vecdouble(dv);