diff --git a/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp b/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
index c27b0c63c..2526aeb26 100644
--- a/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/Q3BSPFileImporter.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void Q3BSPFileImporter::CreateNodes( const Q3BSP::Q3BSPModel *pModel, aiScene* p
         matIdx++;
     }
 
-    pScene->mNumMeshes = MeshArray.size();
+    pScene->mNumMeshes = static_cast<unsigned int>( MeshArray.size() );
     if ( pScene->mNumMeshes > 0 )
     {
         pScene->mMeshes = new aiMesh*[ pScene->mNumMeshes ];
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
index d5ff20482..e39634cdc 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ const std::string &DDLNode::getType() const {
     return m_type;
 }
 
-
 void DDLNode::setName( const std::string &name ) {
     m_name = name;
 }
@@ -151,6 +150,7 @@ Property *DDLNode::findPropertyByName( const std::string &name ) {
     if( ddl_nullptr == m_properties ) {
         return ddl_nullptr;
     }
+
     Property *current( m_properties );
     while( ddl_nullptr != current ) {
         int res = strncmp( current->m_key->m_text.m_buffer, name.c_str(), name.size() );
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
index 5a010ea59..ba0138d0c 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
@@ -22,16 +22,61 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #include <openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h>
 #include <openddlparser/DDLNode.h>
+#include <openddlparser/Value.h>
+#include <openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h>
+
+#include <sstream>
 
 BEGIN_ODDLPARSER_NS
 
+IOStreamBase::IOStreamBase()
+: m_file( ddl_nullptr ) {
+    // empty
+}
+IOStreamBase::~IOStreamBase() {
+    // empty
+}
+
+bool IOStreamBase::open( const std::string &name ) {
+    m_file = ::fopen( name.c_str(), "a" );
+    if (m_file == ddl_nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool IOStreamBase::close() {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == m_file) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ::fclose( m_file );
+    m_file = ddl_nullptr;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void IOStreamBase::write( const std::string &statement ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == m_file) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ::fwrite( statement.c_str(), sizeof( char ), statement.size(), m_file );
+}
+
 struct DDLNodeIterator {
     const DDLNode::DllNodeList &m_childs;
     size_t m_idx;
-    DDLNodeIterator( const DDLNode::DllNodeList &childs ) 
-        : m_childs( childs )
-        , m_idx( 0 ) {
 
+    DDLNodeIterator( const DDLNode::DllNodeList &childs ) 
+    : m_childs( childs )
+    , m_idx( 0 ) {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    ~DDLNodeIterator() {
+        // empty
     }
 
     bool getNext( DDLNode **node ) {
@@ -45,33 +90,43 @@ struct DDLNodeIterator {
     }
 };
 
-OpenDDLExport::OpenDDLExport() 
-:m_file( nullptr ) {
+static void writeLineEnd( std::string &statement ) {
+    statement += "\n";
+}
 
+OpenDDLExport::OpenDDLExport( IOStreamBase *stream )
+: m_stream( stream ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == m_stream) {
+        m_stream = new IOStreamBase();
+    }
 }
 
 OpenDDLExport::~OpenDDLExport() {
-    if( nullptr != m_file ) {
-        ::fclose( m_file );
-        m_file = nullptr;
+    if (ddl_nullptr != m_stream) {
+        m_stream->close();
     }
+    delete m_stream;
 }
 
 bool OpenDDLExport::exportContext( Context *ctx, const std::string &filename ) {
-    if( filename.empty() ) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     if( ddl_nullptr == ctx ) {
         return false;
     }
 
     DDLNode *root( ctx->m_root );
-    if( nullptr == root ) {
+    if ( ddl_nullptr == root ) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    return handleNode( root );
+    if (!filename.empty()) {
+        if (!m_stream->open( filename )) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const bool retValue( handleNode( root ) );
+    
+    return retValue;
 }
 
 bool OpenDDLExport::handleNode( DDLNode *node ) {
@@ -85,12 +140,13 @@ bool OpenDDLExport::handleNode( DDLNode *node ) {
     }
     DDLNode *current( ddl_nullptr );
     DDLNodeIterator it( childs );
+    std::string statement;
     bool success( true );
     while( it.getNext( &current ) ) {
         if( ddl_nullptr != current ) {
-            success |= writeNode( current );
+            success |= writeNode( current, statement );
             if( !handleNode( current ) ) {
-                success != false;
+                success = false;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -98,17 +154,257 @@ bool OpenDDLExport::handleNode( DDLNode *node ) {
     return success;
 }
 
-bool OpenDDLExport::writeNode( DDLNode *node ) {
-    bool success( true );
-    if( node->hasProperties() ) {
-        success |= writeProperties( node );
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeToStream( const std::string &statement ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == m_stream ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ( !statement.empty()) {
+        m_stream->write( statement );
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
-bool OpenDDLExport::writeProperties( DDLNode *node ) {
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeNode( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement ) {
+    bool success( true );
+    writeNodeHeader( node, statement );
+    if (node->hasProperties()) {
+        success |= writeProperties( node, statement );
+    }
+    writeLineEnd( statement );
+
+    statement = "}";
+    DataArrayList *al( node->getDataArrayList() );
+    if ( ddl_nullptr != al ) {
+        writeValueType( al->m_dataList->m_type, al->m_numItems, statement );
+        writeValueArray( al, statement );
+    }
+    Value *v( node->getValue() );
+    if (ddl_nullptr != v ) {
+        writeValueType( v->m_type, 1, statement );
+        statement = "{";
+        writeLineEnd( statement );
+        writeValue( v, statement );
+        statement = "}";
+        writeLineEnd( statement );
+    }
+    statement = "}";
+    writeLineEnd( statement );
+
+    writeToStream( statement );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeNodeHeader( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == node) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    statement += node->getType();
+    const std::string &name( node->getName() );
+    if ( !name.empty() ) {
+        statement += " ";
+        statement += "$";
+        statement += name;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeProperties( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement ) {
+    if ( ddl_nullptr == node ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     Property *prop( node->getProperties() );
+    // if no properties are there, return
+    if ( ddl_nullptr == prop ) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if ( ddl_nullptr != prop ) {
+        // for instance (attrib = "position", bla=2)
+        statement += "(";
+        bool first( true );
+        while ( ddl_nullptr != prop ) {
+            if (!first) {
+                statement += ", ";
+            } else {
+                first = false;
+            }
+            statement += std::string( prop->m_key->m_text.m_buffer );
+            statement += " = ";
+            writeValue( prop->m_value, statement );
+            prop = prop->m_next;
+        }
+
+        statement += ")";
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeValueType( Value::ValueType type, size_t numItems, std::string &statement ) {
+    if ( Value::ddl_types_max == type) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const std::string typeStr( getTypeToken( type ) );
+    statement += typeStr;
+    // if we have an array to write
+    if ( numItems > 1 ) {
+        statement += "[";
+        char buffer[ 256 ];
+        ::memset( buffer, '\0', 256 * sizeof( char ) );
+        sprintf( buffer, "%d", numItems );
+        statement += buffer;
+        statement += "]";
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeValue( Value *val, std::string &statement ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == val) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    switch ( val->m_type ) {
+        case Value::ddl_bool:
+            if ( true == val->getBool() ) {
+                statement += "true";
+            } else {
+                statement += "false";
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_int8: 
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast<int>( val->getInt8() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_int16:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                char buffer[ 256 ];
+                ::memset( buffer, '\0', 256 * sizeof( char ) );
+                sprintf( buffer, "%d", val->getInt16() );
+                statement += buffer;
+        }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_int32:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                char buffer[ 256 ];
+                ::memset( buffer, '\0', 256 * sizeof( char ) );
+                const int i = static_cast< int >( val->getInt32() );
+                sprintf( buffer, "%d", i );
+                statement += buffer;
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_int64:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast< int >( val->getInt64() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+        }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_unsigned_int8:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast< unsigned int >( val->getUnsignedInt8() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_unsigned_int16:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast< unsigned int >( val->getUnsignedInt16() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_unsigned_int32:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast< unsigned int >( val->getUnsignedInt32() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_unsigned_int64:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                const int i = static_cast< unsigned int >( val->getUnsignedInt64() );
+                stream << i;
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_half:
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_float:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                stream << val->getFloat();
+                statement += stream.str();
+            }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_double:
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_string:
+            {
+                std::stringstream stream;
+                stream << val->getString();
+                statement += "\"";
+                statement += stream.str();
+                statement += "\"";
+             }
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_ref:
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_none:
+        case Value::ddl_types_max:
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool OpenDDLExport::writeValueArray( DataArrayList *al, std::string &statement ) {
+    if (ddl_nullptr == al) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (0 == al->m_numItems) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    DataArrayList *nextDataArrayList = al ;
+    Value *nextValue( nextDataArrayList->m_dataList );
+    while (ddl_nullptr != nextDataArrayList) {
+        if (ddl_nullptr != nextDataArrayList) {
+            statement += "{ ";
+            nextValue = nextDataArrayList->m_dataList;
+            size_t idx( 0 );
+            while (ddl_nullptr != nextValue) {
+                if (idx > 0) {
+                    statement += ", ";
+                }
+                writeValue( nextValue, statement );
+                nextValue = nextValue->m_next;
+                idx++;
+            }
+            statement += " }";
+        }
+        nextDataArrayList = nextDataArrayList->m_next;
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
index 5505f78b5..dbc90f990 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #include <openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h>
+#include <openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h>
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ namespace Grammar {
     };
 } // Namespace Grammar
 
+const char *getTypeToken( Value::ValueType  type ) {
+    return Grammar::PrimitiveTypeToken[ type ];
+}
+
 static void logInvalidTokenError( char *in, const std::string &exp, OpenDDLParser::logCallback callback ) {
     std::stringstream stream;
     stream << "Invalid token " << *in << ", " << exp << " expected." << std::endl;
@@ -211,13 +216,12 @@ bool OpenDDLParser::exportContext( Context *ctx, const std::string &filename ) {
         return false;
     }
     
-    if( filename.empty() ) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    OpenDDLExport myExporter;
+    return myExporter.exportContext( ctx, filename );
+
     return false;
 }
 
-
 char *OpenDDLParser::parseNextNode( char *in, char *end ) {
     in = parseHeader( in, end );
     in = parseStructure( in, end );
@@ -227,7 +231,8 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseNextNode( char *in, char *end ) {
 
 static void dumpId( Identifier *id ) {
     if( ddl_nullptr != id ) {
-        std::cout << id->m_text.m_buffer << std::endl;
+        if ( ddl_nullptr != id->m_text.m_buffer ) { }
+            std::cout << id->m_text.m_buffer << std::endl;
     }
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +371,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseStructureBody( char *in, char *end, bool &error ) {
             Value *values( ddl_nullptr );
             if( 1 == arrayLen ) {
                 size_t numRefs( 0 ), numValues( 0 );
-                in = parseDataList( in, end, &values, numValues, &refs, numRefs );
+                in = parseDataList( in, end, type, &values, numValues, &refs, numRefs );
                 setNodeValues( top(), values );
                 setNodeReferences( top(), refs );
             } else if( arrayLen > 1 ) {
@@ -548,7 +553,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parsePrimitiveDataType( char *in, char *end, Value::ValueTy
         while ( in != end ) {
             in++;
             if( *in == Grammar::CloseArrayToken[ 0 ] ) {
-                len = atoi( start );
+                len = ::atoi( start );
                 ok = true;
                 in++;
                 break;
@@ -814,7 +819,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseProperty( char *in, char *end, Property **prop ) {
     return in;
 }
 
-char *OpenDDLParser::parseDataList( char *in, char *end, Value **data, size_t &numValues, Reference **refs, size_t &numRefs ) {
+char *OpenDDLParser::parseDataList( char *in, char *end, Value::ValueType type, Value **data, size_t &numValues, Reference **refs, size_t &numRefs ) {
     *data = ddl_nullptr;
     numValues = numRefs = 0;
     if( ddl_nullptr == in || in == end ) {
@@ -828,21 +833,35 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseDataList( char *in, char *end, Value **data, size_t &n
         while( '}' != *in ) {
             current = ddl_nullptr;
             in = lookForNextToken( in, end );
-            if( isInteger( in, end ) ) {
-                in = parseIntegerLiteral( in, end, &current );
-            } else if( isFloat( in, end ) ) {
-                in = parseFloatingLiteral( in, end, &current );
-            } else if( isStringLiteral( *in ) ) {
-                in = parseStringLiteral( in, end, &current );
-            } else if( isHexLiteral( in, end ) ) {
-                in = parseHexaLiteral( in, end, &current );
-            } else {                          // reference data
-                std::vector<Name*> names;
-                in = parseReference( in, end, names );
-                if( !names.empty() ) {
-                    Reference *ref = new Reference( names.size(), &names[ 0 ] );
-                    *refs = ref;
-                    numRefs = names.size();
+            if (Value::ddl_none == type) {
+                if (isInteger( in, end )) {
+                    in = parseIntegerLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                }
+                else if (isFloat( in, end )) {
+                    in = parseFloatingLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                }
+                else if (isStringLiteral( *in )) {
+                    in = parseStringLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                }
+                else if (isHexLiteral( in, end )) {
+                    in = parseHexaLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                }
+                else {                          // reference data
+                    std::vector<Name*> names;
+                    in = parseReference( in, end, names );
+                    if (!names.empty()) {
+                        Reference *ref = new Reference( names.size(), &names[ 0 ] );
+                        *refs = ref;
+                        numRefs = names.size();
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (Value::ddl_int32 == type) {
+                    in = parseIntegerLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                } else if (Value::ddl_float == type) {
+                    in = parseFloatingLiteral( in, end, &current );
+                } else if (Value::ddl_string == type) {
+                    in = parseStringLiteral( in, end, &current );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -891,7 +910,8 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseDataArrayList( char *in, char *end, DataArrayList **da
         do {
             size_t numRefs( 0 ), numValues( 0 );
             currentValue = ddl_nullptr;
-            in = parseDataList( in, end, &currentValue, numValues, &refs, numRefs );
+            Value::ValueType type( Value::ddl_none );
+            in = parseDataList( in, end, type, &currentValue, numValues, &refs, numRefs );
             if( ddl_nullptr != currentValue ) {
                 if( ddl_nullptr == prev ) {
                     *dataList = createDataArrayList( currentValue, numValues );
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
index 52081cea5..067deccb9 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bool Value::Iterator::operator == ( const Iterator &rhs ) const {
 }
 
 Value *Value::Iterator::operator->( ) const {
-    if( nullptr == m_current ) {
+    if(ddl_nullptr == m_current ) {
         return ddl_nullptr;
     }
     return m_current;
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ void Value::setBool( bool value ) {
 
 bool Value::getBool() {
     assert( ddl_bool == m_type );
-    
     return ( *m_data == 1 );
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +140,9 @@ void Value::setInt16( int16 value ) {
 
 int16 Value::getInt16() {
     assert( ddl_int16 == m_type );
-    return ( int16 ) ( *m_data );
+    int16 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setInt32( int32 value ) {
@@ -151,16 +152,21 @@ void Value::setInt32( int32 value ) {
 
 int32 Value::getInt32() {
     assert( ddl_int32 == m_type );
-    return ( int32 ) ( *m_data );
+    int32 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setInt64( int64 value ) {
-    assert( ddl_int32 == m_type );
+    assert( ddl_int64 == m_type );
     ::memcpy( m_data, &value, m_size );
 }
 
 int64 Value::getInt64() {
-    return ( int64 ) ( *m_data );
+    assert( ddl_int64 == m_type );
+    int64 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setUnsignedInt8( uint8 value ) {
@@ -170,7 +176,9 @@ void Value::setUnsignedInt8( uint8 value ) {
 
 uint8 Value::getUnsignedInt8() const {
     assert( ddl_unsigned_int8 == m_type );
-    return ( uint8 ) ( *m_data );
+    uint8 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setUnsignedInt16( uint16 value ) {
@@ -180,7 +188,9 @@ void Value::setUnsignedInt16( uint16 value ) {
 
 uint16 Value::getUnsignedInt16() const {
     assert( ddl_unsigned_int16 == m_type );
-    return ( uint8 ) ( *m_data );
+    uint16 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setUnsignedInt32( uint32 value ) {
@@ -190,7 +200,9 @@ void Value::setUnsignedInt32( uint32 value ) {
 
 uint32 Value::getUnsignedInt32() const {
     assert( ddl_unsigned_int32 == m_type );
-    return ( uint8 ) ( *m_data );
+    uint32 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setUnsignedInt64( uint64 value ) {
@@ -200,7 +212,9 @@ void Value::setUnsignedInt64( uint64 value ) {
 
 uint64 Value::getUnsignedInt64() const {
     assert( ddl_unsigned_int64 == m_type );
-    return ( uint64 ) ( *m_data );
+    uint64 i;
+    ::memcpy( &i, m_data, m_size );
+    return i;
 }
 
 void Value::setFloat( float value ) {
@@ -226,6 +240,7 @@ void Value::setDouble( double value ) {
 }
 
 double Value::getDouble() const {
+    assert( ddl_double == m_type );
     double v;
     ::memcpy( &v, m_data, m_size );
     return v;
@@ -237,6 +252,7 @@ void Value::setString( const std::string &str ) {
     m_data[ str.size() ] = '\0';
 }
 const char *Value::getString() const {
+    assert( ddl_string == m_type );
     return (const char*) m_data;
 }
 
@@ -312,22 +328,25 @@ Value *ValueAllocator::allocPrimData( Value::ValueType type, size_t len ) {
             data->m_size = sizeof( bool );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_int8:
-            data->m_size = sizeof( char );
+            data->m_size = sizeof( int8 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_int16:
-            data->m_size = sizeof( short );
+            data->m_size = sizeof( int16 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_int32:
-            data->m_size = sizeof( int );
+            data->m_size = sizeof( int32 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_int64:
             data->m_size = sizeof( int64 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_unsigned_int8:
-            data->m_size = sizeof( unsigned char );
+            data->m_size = sizeof( uint8 );
+            break;
+        case Value::ddl_unsigned_int16:
+            data->m_size = sizeof( uint16 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_unsigned_int32:
-            data->m_size = sizeof( unsigned int );
+            data->m_size = sizeof( uint32 );
             break;
         case Value::ddl_unsigned_int64:
             data->m_size = sizeof( uint64 );
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
index c86c7ce9d..701eb72d6 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #  include <inttypes.h>
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h
index 269296527..170da5bfa 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLExport.h
@@ -23,26 +23,66 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #pragma once
 
 #include <openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h>
+#include <openddlparser/Value.h>
 
 BEGIN_ODDLPARSER_NS
 
-///
-/// @ingroup    OpenDDLParser
-///	@brief      This class represents the OpenDDLExporter.
-///
-class DLL_ODDLPARSER_EXPORT OpenDDLExport {
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// @ingroup    IOStreamBase
+///	@brief      This class represents the stream to write out.
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DLL_ODDLPARSER_EXPORT IOStreamBase {
 public:
-    OpenDDLExport();
-    ~OpenDDLExport();
-    bool exportContext( Context *ctx, const std::string &filename );
-    bool handleNode( DDLNode *node );
-
-protected:
-    bool writeNode( DDLNode *node );
-    bool writeProperties( DDLNode *node );
+    IOStreamBase();
+    virtual ~IOStreamBase();
+    virtual bool open( const std::string &anme );
+    virtual bool close();
+    virtual void write( const std::string &statement );
 
 private:
     FILE *m_file;
 };
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+/// @ingroup    OpenDDLParser
+///	@brief      This class represents the OpenDDLExporter.
+///
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class DLL_ODDLPARSER_EXPORT OpenDDLExport {
+public:
+    ///	@brief  The class constructor
+    OpenDDLExport( IOStreamBase *stream = ddl_nullptr );
+
+    ///	@brief  The class destructor.
+    ~OpenDDLExport();
+
+    ///	@brief  Export the data of a parser context.
+    /// @param  ctx         [in] Pointer to the context.
+    /// @param  filename    [in] The filename for the export.
+    /// @return True in case of success, false in case of an error.
+    bool exportContext( Context *ctx, const std::string &filename );
+
+    ///	@brief  Handles a node export.
+    /// @param  node        [in] The node to handle with.
+    /// @return True in case of success, false in case of an error.
+    bool handleNode( DDLNode *node );
+
+    ///	@brief  Writes the statement to the stream.
+    /// @param  statement   [in]  The content to write.
+    /// @return True in case of success, false in case of an error.
+    bool writeToStream( const std::string &statement );
+
+protected:
+    bool writeNode( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement );
+    bool writeNodeHeader( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement );
+    bool writeProperties( DDLNode *node, std::string &statement );
+    bool writeValueType( Value::ValueType type, size_t numItems, std::string &statement );
+    bool writeValue( Value *val, std::string &statement );
+    bool writeValueArray( DataArrayList *al, std::string &statement );
+
+private:
+    IOStreamBase *m_stream;
+};
+
 END_ODDLPARSER_NS
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
index 5c33895b6..22b1f7fbb 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ enum LogSeverity {
     ddl_error_msg       ///< Parser errors
 };
 
+DLL_ODDLPARSER_EXPORT const char *getTypeToken( Value::ValueType  type );
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///	@class		OpenDDLParser
 ///	@ingroup	OpenDDLParser
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ public: // parser helpers
     static char *parseStringLiteral( char *in, char *end, Value **stringData );
     static char *parseHexaLiteral( char *in, char *end, Value **data );
     static char *parseProperty( char *in, char *end, Property **prop );
-    static char *parseDataList( char *in, char *end, Value **data, size_t &numValues, Reference **refs, size_t &numRefs );
+    static char *parseDataList( char *in, char *end, Value::ValueType type, Value **data, size_t &numValues, Reference **refs, size_t &numRefs );
     static char *parseDataArrayList( char *in, char *end, DataArrayList **dataList );
     static const char *getVersion();
 
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
index 00b644540..af5ebe7bf 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
@@ -151,11 +151,23 @@ public:
     size_t m_size;
     unsigned char *m_data;
     Value *m_next;
+
+private:
+    Value &operator =( const Value & );
+    Value( const Value  & );
 };
 
+///------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///	@brief  This class implements the value allocator.
+///------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct DLL_ODDLPARSER_EXPORT ValueAllocator {
     static Value *allocPrimData( Value::ValueType type, size_t len = 1 );
     static void releasePrimData( Value **data );
+
+private:
+    ValueAllocator();
+    ValueAllocator( const ValueAllocator  & );
+    ValueAllocator &operator = ( const ValueAllocator & );
 };
 
 END_ODDLPARSER_NS