# Re: Trouble with Marshal

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-trouble-with-marshal/73779>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 26, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-trouble-with-marshal/73779 "2006-10-26T23:41:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-trouble-with-marshal/73779/1 "2006-10-26T23:41:00Z")

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From: Nick S. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]

> Wild guess, but can you try opening the file with “wb+”? The  
> marshal format is binary, isn’t it, so the windows line  
> ending could make a difference.

Reasonable sounding guess, but no dice. I just tried the test case (that  
I just posted) and got the same problematic result.