> Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I am having some
> trouble accessing text stored in a blob field from Delphi.
>
> Should .AsString work? Even using a TDBMemo doesn't display the results
> (Although help implies it should). I think I am doing something stupid !

AsString should work fine. It will cause the blob to load if it hasn't
already loaded. Referencing DisplayText will not cause the blob to be
loaded and if it isn't loaded will present the field name with parenthesis
around it.

Jason Wharton