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REading a blob field in the SQL

I have few blob fields in my interbase database. They only store cahracter data. I want to read them along with the other normal fields so that I can export them into Excel or something. When I use the normal SQL with the blob field name included, the data is not comming( no error also).

I tried using a cursor , is not working.

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Why not post your SQL?
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what do u mean by posting the SQL?
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I have a table with few normal charaster and numeric fields with one or more blob field. I want to run a simple SQL to extract all these fields and display ina  grid and then export that into an XLS file.

The grid is showing all other data except the blob and the blob is only showing an eclipses where I can click and open  another window to see the data of the blob field.

I am using a Quantum grid which has a method to export the data into an excel file. When I do that except the blob field everythign else gets exported, except the blob field. I want to see the data of the blob field also in the XLS fiel as a column. Is that possible?
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you could try a cast as varchar,

not sure about the syntax, something like

select f1, cast(blobfieldname as varchar(2000)) from whatever

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