Loading images into a BLOB field in MySQL 5.1.3

Okay I already know that loading images into a database is not recommended.  So don't start with me on that issue.  The task laid before me requires that I load the images (jpeg/png/gif) into a database.  I can't enumerate the why's but suffice it to say it's a must in this instance.  Also I have to do this in classic ASP.  PHP and .Net are not an option here.

Now... Below is the code to process all the images in a specific directory on the webserver.  This actually does work to loop through the files and creates the records.  However the BLOB data field is NULL.  I gotta be missing something but 2 solid days of researching this have not gotten me any further.

<!-- #include virtual="/inc/adovbs.inc" -->
<!-- #include virtual="/inc/CreateGUID.asp" --> 'simply returns a GUID and that's it.
<%
dim MyConn,fs,fldr,im,rs
const PNG = 0
const JPG = 1
const GIF = 2
dim binArray()

set MyConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
MyConn.Open "Data Source=MyDSN;Database=MyDatabase"

set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fldr = fs.GetFolder(server.mappath("/uploads"))

for each i in fldr.files
    if instr(i.name,".jpg") or instr(i.name,".png") or instr(i.name,".gif") then
        response.write("Processing: "&i.path&"<br />")
        GUID = CreateGUID
        'use ADO.Stream to get the image data
        Set mystream = server.createobject("ADODB.Stream")
        mystream.Type = 1
        mystream.Open
        mystream.LoadFromFile i.path
        %><%=mystream.size%> bytes<br /><%
        %><br /><br /><%


        Set rs = CreateObject("adodb.recordset")
        rs.Open "photo_binaries", MyConn, 2, 3
        rs.AddNew
        rs.Fields("FileName") = i.name
        rs.Fields("FileSize") = i.size
        rs.Fields("FileID") = GUID
        rs.Fields("fileData").AppendChunk myStream.read
        rs.Update : rs.Close : set rs = nothing
        mystream.close : set mystream = nothing
    end if
next

MyConn.close : set MyConn = nothing
%>

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And for the DBAs out there here's the SQL to create the table in MySQL 5.1.3 (generated via HeidiSQL).  

CREATE TABLE `photo_binaries` (
	`autoID` BIGINT(38) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT COMMENT 'GUID',
	`FileID` VARCHAR(38) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'GUID',
	`FileName` VARCHAR(255) NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'actual filen name',
	`FileSize` INT(11) UNSIGNED NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'bytes',
	`fileData` MEDIUMBLOB NULL COMMENT 'binary data for file',
	PRIMARY KEY (`autoID`)
)
ENGINE=InnoDB
ROW_FORMAT=DEFAULT

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