diff --git a/cmSymTbl.c b/cmSymTbl.c
index c90bbb5..6d74b84 100644
--- a/cmSymTbl.c
+++ b/cmSymTbl.c
@@ -261,6 +261,22 @@ unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterSymbol(       cmSymTblH_t h, const char* label )
 unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterStaticSymbol( cmSymTblH_t h, const char* label )
 { return cmSymTblRegister( h, label, true ); }
 
+unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterVFmt( cmSymTblH_t h, const cmChar_t* fmt, va_list vl )
+{
+  unsigned n = vsnprintf(NULL,0,fmt,vl);
+  cmChar_t b[n+1];
+  vsnprintf(b,n,fmt,vl);
+  return cmSymTblRegister(h,fmt,vl);
+
+}
+
+unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterFmt( cmSymTblH_t h, const cmChar_t* fmt, ... )
+{
+  va_list vl;
+  va_start(vl,fmt);
+  cmSymTblRegisterVFmt(h,fmt,vl);
+  va_end(vl);
+}
 
 
 bool        cmSymTblRemove( cmSymTblH_t h, unsigned symId )
diff --git a/cmSymTbl.h b/cmSymTbl.h
index 51a3fc5..d123e3b 100644
--- a/cmSymTbl.h
+++ b/cmSymTbl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ extern "C" {
   unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterSymbol( cmSymTblH_t h, const char* label );
   unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterStaticSymbol( cmSymTblH_t h, const char* label );
 
+  unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterVFmt( cmSymTblH_t h, const cmChar_t* fmt, va_list vl );
+  unsigned    cmSymTblRegisterFmt( cmSymTblH_t h, const cmChar_t* fmt, ... );
+
   bool        cmSymTblRemove(    cmSymTblH_t h, unsigned symId );
 
   // Given a symbol id return the associated label.