From: "Robert Ramey" Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Serialization] Serializing to a void * and a size? ..snip.. Look inthe documenation Reference/Serializable Concept/Serialzation Wrappers/ Binary Objects ..snip..

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// Create an object on the heap A * pA = new A; pA->x = 1234567890;

// serialize it std::ostringstream sTestBinary1; boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(sTestBinary1); oa << binary_object(sizeof(A), pA); ..snip..

Thanks for replying Robert! I'm not quite sure that's what I was after though. I'm concerned with when I make class A more complicated and it holds data that is beyond the sizeof(A), such as a pointer to data new'ed on the heap. Since I'm new with the serialization library, bear with me, if I completely missed what binary_object does. What I am trying to do is basically get all the data that would be written to the file when using a binary_oarchive (or text_oarchive if that would be better). Then take that data, and pass it off as a void * to that data that was serialized and the sizeof that data. I think what you showed me, while usefully, is a quick way of serializing a simple struct/class. The more I think about this, the more I wonder if this is a boost question or a stream question. Never-the-less, if you have any advice, I would be very thankful. Regards, Daniel ********************************************************************************************** Disclaimer - This email and any files transmitted with it are proprietary and may contain privileged or copyright information. You must not present this message to another party without gaining permission from the sender. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify us. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email from your system. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimize the risk. eSafe scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious contentAny views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of LSI. **********************************************************************************************