how can i serialize a doc , to a string in perl

[shantec]

i have packed an array with the pack command & have compressed it with LWF. Then i serialize, and retrieve it with SFREEZE. i decompress and get an array.

i print this to screen ,but get nothing.i want to insert a cookie in it.

how can i serialize this , to a string , so that i can use ina cookie.

thanks so much

shawn

 

[shantec]

i meant "how to serialize a binary string"

i print this to screen ,but get nothing.i want to insert a cookie in it.

how can i serialize a binary string into a text string , so that i can insert it in a cookie.

thanks so much

shawn