Reading VC++ CArchive Binary Format (or Java reading (CObArray))

Question

Is there any clear documentation on the binary formats used to serialize the various MFC data structures? I\'ve been able to view some of my own classes in a hex editor and use

Answer 1

Since MFC ships with source code I would create a test MFC application that serializes a CObArray and step through the serialization code. This should give you all the information you need.

Answer 2

I agree with jmatthias: use the MFC source code.

There's also this page on MSDN that may be useful.