> > CREATE TABLE mytable
> > ( I Integer,
> > B BLOB);
> >
> > COMMIT;
> >
> > INSERT INTO mytable (I, B) VALUES (1, 0xAE01498921);
> >
> > INSERT INTO mytable (I, B) VALUES (1, 0x000060000060000080);
> >
> > etc...
> >
> > This would insert a blob with each byte written as a hex value. The
> > "0x......" would be the blob.
>
> Is this request for server enhancement or isql enhancement? I guess you

want

> the server to understand that, but just to be sure.

The server should understand it, I don't use "isql" ;-)

Anyway, this works in MS SQL, MySQL and NexusDB, probably others.

It's a neat way to insert/update binary data from within a script.

Obviously, the statement that's passing the data to the server could be
largish...

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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