Hello, I'm having some problems trying to use the boost::serialization library. Here's why: I have a class hierarchy (~80 classes). I was trying to add the serialization abilities to the entire hierarchy (intrusive template-based version). Because I need to serialize things through pointers to base classes, I do the register_type on each class. But the compilation fails on MSVC 7.1 with "internal structure overflow" and "out of keys" errors. So I googled a little bit and found out that this is a known issue with MSVC and that the workaround is to split the .cpp file into smaller parts. So I did. But now the linker fails due to excessive .lib file size (I had to put the register_type function for each class in separate .cpp file) Ok so I switched to the polymorphic archives. It compiles fine, but fails at runtime when saving a null pointer. Here's a short example: --- #include <fstream> #include struct A { void serialize( boost::archive::polymorphic_oarchive & ar, const unsigned int version) {} }; int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { std::ofstream ofs("serialized.txt"); boost::archive::polymorphic_text_oarchive oa(ofs); A* a = 0; oa << a; } --- The failure is because of trying to dynamic_cast from interface_oarchive& to basic_oarchive&, which I believe are not related: oserializer.hpp, l.422: if(NULL == t){ basic_oarchive & boa = boost::smart_cast_reference(ar); Are these known issues or am I missing something? I'd be grateful for your help All best, Andrzej Cieslar ---------------------------------------------------- Pistolety wiatrówki bez zezwolenia w Militaria.pl Teraz do 30% taniej! http://klik.wp.pl/?adr=http%3A%2F%2Fadv.reklama.wp.pl%2Fas%2Fsklep1.html&sid=260