From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

2000-12-11

FUNCTION

NAME
        save_object - save global variables in current object to a file


SYNTAX
	void save_object(string filename)

DESCRIPTION
	Saves all non-static global variables of an object to a given file.
	All variables are saved except those currently of the type object.
	The filename gets a filetype ".o" appended and the format is:
		variable_name	variable_value

		intvar		number
		stringvar	"stringvalue"
		arrayvar	({ variable_values })
		mappingvar	([ index:value ])



NOTE
	The filename on the disc will have a suffix '.o', which you should
	NOT include in the argument to save_object().


NOTE
	Don't start the filename with a '/'. If the string does start with
	a '/', this efun will not save anything, rather, you will get a
	strange looking error.


SEE ALSO
        restore_object in efun/object_related/restore_object