"Thorsten Ottosen" <thorsten.ottosen@dezide.com> wrote in message news:44453A4C.2040302@dezide.com... : * What is your evaluation of the design? I wanted to step back from the nit-picky talks about how ptree is not as good as this other boost library for this specific use... However, after thinking of how ptree compares to boost::serialization, I can't take away from my mind the idea that someone should assess the possibility to create a boost::serialization archive that reads/writes objects to/from an in-memory ptree. It seems feasible since boost::serialization can i/o to XML. Similarly, we should then be able to use boost::serialization to i/o ptree to an xml file - preferably resulting in the exact same data as if objects had been serialized directly to XML. Could we get an expert/author/maintainer of boost::serialization to assess this possiblity ? (I admit I barely tried boost::s11n) This might seem cumbersome to do at this point, but the potential for synergy (sharing a common file format back-end, and leveraging the current s11n infrastructure for converting objects to ptree textual data). Am I just crazy to believe that this could be an option? [naysayers please abstain if uninformed] Ivan -- http://ivan.vecerina.com/contact/?subject=NG_POST <- email contact form