Ed,

E> I am encrypting data for a database, which can result in characters
E> that Firebird does not like (specifically, Char(0)). What is the list
E> of characters that should not be used in varchar and blobs? And if
E> someone has quick Delphi functions for encoding & decode strings to
E> Firebird specs, I would appreciate a chance to see it.

base 64 should work with any charset.
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Nando Dessena
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