[DUG] Interbase Blobs in Delphi 2010

[Colin Johnsun]

Well alternatively, you can try passing in an AnsiString into your blob
field. I haven't tried it myself but it may be worth a go.

Colin

On 4 March 2010 12:21, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:

> well, the thing is, this IS a blob field not a string field. but I will
> give it a try
>
> Jeremy
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Colin Johnsun <colin.adug at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Sounds like a Unicode issue. The default string in D2010 is a unicode
>> string.
>>
>> Can you use:
>>
>> IBQuery1.ParamByName('blobby').AsString := 'blah blah blah';
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> On 4 March 2010 11:08, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi All.
>>> I am just working thru converting a D2007 app to D2010.
>>> Its taken me most of the moring to get updated controls, install them,
>>> convert strings etc.etc. but this one has stumpted me.
>>>
>>> I am inserting some data into a blob field in Interbase like so (or
>>> similar)
>>>
>>> IBQuery1.ParamByName('blobby').AsBlob := 'This is the data to go into the
>>> blob field';
>>>
>>> Now interesingly enough, this works fine In D7 and D2007, but D2010 says
>>> [DCC Error] untWebEPortal.pas(2223): E2010 Incompatible types: 'TBytes' and
>>> 'string'
>>>
>>> I guess I now have to do something else, can someone point me in the
>>> right direction?
>>>
>>> Jeremy
>>>
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