>Seems like your're in the way of implementing an
> OO Analysis into a relational database!

Yup. Well spotted.
The objects manipulate themselves, they're rapidly
going blind 8-)

>I think you should have several methods <snip>

Yes, that's how it is.
I was suggesting "restoring" as an example of a use
for duplicating objects, I can think of others.
This particular "problem" is that the objects fill
themselves, and this is a very slow process (in
this case), which is why I'd very much like to
just duplicate the memory image.