Re: [Boost-users] binary serialization, what's missing

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] binary serialization, what's missing
From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-25 10:52:49

Avi Bahra wrote:
> 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.

So are you saying you get a "Crash" when saving? Are you sure it 
"crashes" or are you failing to catch an exception being thrown by the 
serialization library?

Can you stream out to an ostringstream?

Jeff