You need to strip() before freezing: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Rose-DB-Object/lib/Rose/DB/Object/Helpers.pm#strip
Modifying your test: ... package My::Foo; use base 'My::DBObject'; use Rose::DB::Object::Helpers qw(strip); ... my $froze = freeze($foo->strip); -John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Rose-db-object mailing list Rose-db-object@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rose-db-object