Implementing MFC-Style Serialization in .NET - Part 1

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

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This article shows how to implement MFC-style object serialization in .NET.

archiveserialization.zip
- ArchiveSerialization.sln
- ArchiveSerialization
  - Archive.cs
  - ArchiveSerialization.csproj
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
  - IArchiveSerialization.cs
  - IMfcArchiveSerialization.cs
  - MfcArchive.cs
  - MfcStringReader.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - VersionException.cs
- ArchiveTest
  - ArchiveTest.csproj
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.exe
      - ArchiveTest.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.vshost.exe
      - out.bin
      - StarpointCommon.dll
      - StarpointCommon.pdb
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.exe
      - ArchiveTest.pdb
  - Person.cs
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- FileSystemTester
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.exe
      - FileSystemTester.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.vshost.exe
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.exe
      - FileSystemTester.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.vshost.exe
  - FileObject.cs
  - FileSystemTester.csproj
  - MainForm.cs
  - MainForm.Designer.cs
  - MainForm.resx
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
- MfcDocumentSerialization
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.exe
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.pdb
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.vshost.exe
    - Release
  - MfcDocumentSerialization.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- MfcSerialization
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.exe
      - MfcSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.vshost.exe
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.exe
      - MfcSerialization.pdb
  - MfcSerialization.csproj
  - Person.cs
  - PersonList.cs
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs


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Written By

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

President Starpoint Software Inc.

United States

Bob Pittenger is founder and President of Starpoint Software Inc. He holds a B.A. degree from Miami University, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, and an MBA from Xavier University. He has been programming since 1993, starting with Windows application development in C++/MFC and moving to C# and .NET around 2005 and is a .NET Microsoft Certified Professional Developer.

Bob is the author of two books:
Billionaire: How the Ultra-Rich Built Their Fortunes Through Good and Evil and What You Can Learn from Them
and
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Visit http://www.billionairebook.net for more information.

Implementing MFC-Style Serialization in .NET - Part 1

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