Colin,

c> Hi Pavel, thanks for your answer. I'll look into FIB+ blob support. I'm
c> also thinking of "converting" most of my blobs to varchar. They date
c> back to the time when varchars were always transmitted from server to
c> client padded out to their maximum length.

I advise you to calm down, and after that, find and eliminate the
reason of your problem - you don't want to go back, don't you? :)


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Best regards,
Pavel Menshchikov