Jeff Wrote:
>Are the underlying streams opened as binary?
>
>Jeff

    Yes, This is how I save, the the restore is analogous.
    Using boost 1.39

    void save(bool binary) const {

        if (binary) {
            std::ofstream ofs( fileName_.c_str(), ios::binary );
            boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa( ofs );
            oa << *this;
        }
        else {
            std::ofstream ofs( fileName_.c_str() );
            boost::archive::text_oarchive oa( ofs );
            oa << *this;
        }
    }

    Ok I was trying eventually to use the portable binary archive, however I suspect that would crash as well.
    I will try to create a standalone program that shows the crash using the binary archive first.

Best regards,
Ta,
Avi