>> Does anyone know off hand how the SQL standard suggests passing
>> binary byte arrays?
>
> we have inplemented a working way to enter data from files
> in ibexpert in all scripts. details here:
> http://www.ibexpert.info/documentation/14958.html
>
> if you just need small data amounts in blobs, you might use a udf
> (in http://www.ibexpert.com/download/udf/ freeadhocudf file you
> can find some examples for text blobs). Sourcecode is included,
> so you might add some functions for binary conversions.