[boost] Re: serialization and MFC

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-27 22:03:32

Resending....

Eric Niebler wrote:

> Forgive the possibly naive question -- I have never used the 
> serialization library, but I have used MFC serialization. I am curious 
> if the boost serialization library can be made backwards-compatible 
> with MFC serialization; that is, if I have an old application that 
> uses MFC serialization, would it be possible to switch to the boost 
> serialization library and still have the ability to read old (MFC) 
> archives?
>
> I'd like to know:
> - if it's possible
> - how hard it would be (would it require reverse-engineering the MFC 
> archive format? is that format stable? documented?)
> - what the advantages of switching are
>
> Thanks.
>
-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com