Hi Robert et all, Ok details. Now that I am able to compile/link/run using that macro Jeff provided I can move on. Quick summary, for legacy reasons we have a structure called ByteArray passed around everywhere. It is simply a public class like this: class ByteArray { public: unsigned char *pArray; int length; int offset; } On our receiving side we have a piece of code like this: // The function argument(s) have to be like this unfortunately. Also pArray is serialized by the sender with code like this but using binary_oarchive OrderedCollection* OrderedCollection::GetOrderedCollection(ByteArray *pArray) // this is a static method, pArray points to valid heap memory { OrderedCollection *pCollection = NULL; std::string astring ((char*) (pArray->pData), pArray->length + pArray->offset); std::istringstream iss(astring); boost::archive::binary_iarchive ia(iss); // exception here in Windows not Linux, below is the reason and call stack is << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(pCollection); return pCollection; } Again this works in Linux, and I've run it through Valgrind (a linux tool) with no errors or leaks. If there is a better way to construct a binary input archive I'd like to know, im new to stl classes. I get a std::bad_alloc exception, here is the call stack: cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::basic_binary_iprimitive<boost::archive::binary_iarchive,std::basic_istream<char,std::char_traits<char>

::load(std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & s={...}) Line 93 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::load_access::load_primitive<boost::archive::binary_iarchive,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

(boost::archive::binary_iarchive & ar={...}, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & t={...}) Line 96 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::binary_iarchive,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

::load_primitive::invoke(boost::archive::binary_iarchive & ar={...}, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & t={...}) Line 308 + 0xd C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::binary_iarchive,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

::invoke(boost::archive::binary_iarchive & ar={...}, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & t={...}) Line 366 + 0xd C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::load<boost::archive::binary_iarchive,std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

(boost::archive::binary_iarchive & ar={...}, std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & t={...}) Line 529 + 0xd C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::basic_binary_iarchive<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>::load_override<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

() Line 66 + 0x15 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>::load_override<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

...

() Line 46 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>::operator>><std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char>

(std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> & t={...}) Line 84 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>::init() Line 66 C++ cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>::binary_iarchive_impl<boost::archive::binary_iarchive>(std::basic_istream<char,std::char_traits<char>

& is={...}, unsigned int flags=0) Line 60 C++

cmnTest2.exe!boost::archive::binary_iarchive::binary_iarchive(std::basic_istream<char,std::char_traits<char>

& is={...}, unsigned int flags=0) Line 78 + 0x1e C++

cmnTest2.exe!OrderedCollection::GetOrderedCollection(ByteArray * pArray=0x0034c620) Line 111 + 0x14 C++ Thanks, Kauai --- kauai <kauai_diver@yahoo.com> wrote:

Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:15:34 -0700 (PDT) From: kauai <kauai_diver@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Re: Re: Re: Re: Boost serializationanddependencynightmares... To: boost-users@lists.boost.org

Hi Robert, Jeff, et all,

Thank you Jeff, using that macro helped, I can now build with the Microsoft compiler. Now getting some sort of exception in my serialization code.

I am looking into that today, have to setup my visual studio and debugger :) And will get back to you all a bit later...

Thanks, K

--- Robert Ramey <ramey@rrsd.com> wrote:

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For what its worth, changes have been made for 1.33 which work better with argument dependent lookup as well as two-phase lookup.

I envisioned that the EXPORT marcros be in the class header after the class declaration.

For export to work properly, the archive includes have to before the class heades with EXPORT in them

All serialization traites macros like EXPORT must be invoke from the global namespace.

Robert Ramey

Jeff Flinn wrote:

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Hi Robert,

The EXPORT macros were initially inside a namespace, interesting that it compiled and linked with gcc.

After fixing this I still have the same problem with Microsofts compiler. It complains about the same thing as I state below. Is there some include file that I may be missing? I can send you some code if that helps.

I use:

#define BOOST_NO_ARGUMENT_DEPENDENT_LOOKUP

previous to including any boost serialization headers. I'm not sure it'll solve your issues, but it did with mine with VC7.1.

Jeff Flinn

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