MD> Hi,

MD> Maybe the solution would be the subtype. As I read here:
MD> http://www.mers.com/INPRISE/FAQ/2842.HTML Maybe BLOBs with subtype 2
MD> should be treated as BLOB and subtype 0 and subtype1 should be treated
MD> as BINARY. This means when a Blob is subtype 2 it should not accept
MD> getBytes, setBytes, getString, setString and it should return a Blob
MD> with

Well, I accidentaly sent my mail, and have not finished this sentence
:)

... This means when a Blob is subtype 2 it should not accept getBytes,
setBytes, getString, setString and it should return a Blob when called
with getObject...

Daniel