How do I detect a change to a blob datawindow column using the db ole in powerbuilder 10

I am trying to give the user a way to save multiple form types from a single source i.e. word doc, excel, powerpoint. I can open up the various applications and save and retrieve the information. My problem is how do I detect a change to the document so I don't have to prompt the user to save when nothing has changed. I used get changes, compared get full state blob legnths but none of this is effective.
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IncisiveOneConnect With a Mentor Commented:
Easy.  What you need is a checksum function.  Exec checksum on all the bytes in the entire blob, this will produce one 32 bit value; do the checksum again at the end; compare the two checksums; if they are the same, the doc is unchanged.

I have not coded in PB for a few years, I do not recall if it has a checksum function.  PB 10 was not around then, it may have.  Otherwise you have to see if you can find a class object that someone has written and published.  Or write your own (that's not too difficult, but it will take time; search the web and find out how it is done).

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diasroshanCommented:
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IncisiveOneCommented:
Storing both images in a db, and comparing them would be very slow and resource intensive, compared with calculating a checksum in pure memory.
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LordainConnect With a Mentor Commented:
Another possible solution concept is to put a trigger on the database to update a timestamp column whenever your blob column is updated.  Then you just have to check if the timestamp has changed then you know something was updated.
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