The easy solution is to override the read and write methods in your own stream extension. It is the "standard", "usual" and "prefered" way to fix behaviour of classes or objects with methods and functions that aren't exactly as you desire. Can I go so far as to suggest MovieNameStream as a possible title for the extension. In vino veritas

The Qt Project[^] offers a great IDE and GUI framework for C++, including examples for the usage of most of the classes. You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."