> > Since i don't know JDBC, i can't say if String Field would allow
> > other types of access than AsString. Can one get is as raw byte array
> > or not ?
>
> Yes, each field can be accessed via "AsXXX" methods. The driver is
> supposed to perform the type conversion. But even if it provides access
> to raw data, you cannot suggest that as a standard accessor for
> CHAR/VARCHAR fields.

Explicit NONE mode is not standard anyway, so when used it is no much sense to talk about standard access methods :-)

However that is on the verge of counting angels over needle's pin.