Deserialization

[Shekar]

Hello,
I am trying to deserialize and read a file which has been previously serialized using VC++. Is there a way to read a file in Java serialized by VC++. When i read using ObjectInputStream, exception is thrown (StreamCorruptedException). The file structure of the serialized file is as below:

PC Records(Array)
{
ObjectRecord
{
Name;(string)
SecurityLevel;(unsigned char)
SecurityGroup;(string)
ScanTime;(unsigned char)
ElementNum;(int)
}
PCDevice;(unsigned char)
m_SerNum[5];(unsigned char)
m_DeviceChanCount; (unsigned char)
m_ModelID; (unsigned char)
m_ChanNum; (unsigned char)
m_LastBlock; (unsigned short)
m_ScanTime; (unsigned char)
m_Owner; (unsigned char)
m_Gain; (unsigned char)
PCPath;(string)
m_PCName;(string)
a; (unsigned char)
b; (unsigned char)
}

could somebody help me deserialize and read this file using Java. Any help and sample source code is greatly appreciated.

[sharbov]

Obviously that can’t be done.
When you try to deserialize a java object it must have been serialized using java.

What you can do is define a protocol between the two applications. E.g. write the file is a specific format, and expect this format when reading it.

[ArchAngel]

Or be nice and snazzy and use XML as an exchange format.... :-D