--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Olivier Mascia <om@t...> wrote:

> This is a dbExpress issue because the engine and the client dll have no
> issues returning such a binary string, I did it often in the past (last
> year). Unless a recent error has been introduced, it should be okay,
> but I can't speak for the dbExpress driver.

Wonder if I can CAST them to binary or something to cheat dbExpress.