"mike V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there any merit in the idea of allowing instances of Storable to be
> derived in a similar fashion to Show, providing that constituents are of
> class Storable.
>
> The benefits would be significant - automatic marshalling of structures.
> uses: storing to disk, passing over network etc etc..
For storage and transmission needs, what you really want is binary
serialisation. There are a couple of implementations of class Binary
out there already - have a look at the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list for
the most recent discussion.
Regards,
Malcolm
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