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 BLOBDIRECTGET()
 Retrieve data stored in a BLOB file without referencing a specific field
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 Syntax

     BLOBDIRECTGET(<nPointer>,   [<nStart>],   [<nCount>])
         --> expBLOB

 Arguments

     <nPointer> is a pointer to the BLOB data.  This pointer can be
     obtained using BLOBDIRECTPUT(), BLOBDIRECTIMPORT(), or
     DBFIELDINFO(DBS_BLOB_POINTER, <nFieldPos>).

     <nStart> is the starting position in <nPointer>.  If <nStart> is
     positive, the starting position is relative to the leftmost character in
     <nPointer>.  If <nStart> is negative, it is relative to the rightmost
     character in <nPointer>.  If <nStart> is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.

     <nCount> is the number of bytes of data to retrieve beginning at
     <nStart>.  If <nCount> is larger than the amount of data stored, excess
     data is ignored.  If omitted, BLOBDIRECTGET() retrieves to the end of
     the data.

     Note:  <nStart> and <nCount> apply to string data only.  They are
     ignored for any other data types.

 Returns

     BLOBDIRECTGET() returns the data retrieved from the BLOB file.  The data
     type of the return value depends on the actual data stored.  Use
     VALTYPE() to determine the data type.

 Description

     BLOBDIRECTGET() retrieves data stored in a BLOB file without the need to
     reference a particular field in the database file.  It is particularly
     useful when accessing data that is larger than 64 KB (such as memo
     fields created with the BLOBIMPORT() function).

     By default, this function operates on the currently selected work area.
     It can be made to operate on an unselected work area by specifying it
     within an aliased expression.

 Examples

     .  This example illustrates storing setup information in a BLOB
        file, then selectively retrieving the stored information:

        FUNCTION PutSettings(aColors,;
                       aPaths, ;
                       aPassWords)

           LOCAL aSettings

           RDDSETDEFAULT ( "DBFCDX" )
           MEMOSETSUPER ( "DBFCDX" )

           USE Setup NEW via "DBFMEMO"

           aSettings := {}
           AADD(aSettings, BLOBDIRECTPUT(0, aColors))
           AADD(aSettings, BLOBDIRECTPUT(0, aPaths))
           AADD(aSettings, BLOBDIRECTPUT(0, aPassWords))

           BLOBROOTPUT(aSettings)

           CLOSE

        FUNCTION GETCOLORS()
           LOCAL aSettings
           LOCAL aColors

           USE Setup NEW VIA "DBFMEMO"

           aSettings := BLOBROOTGET()
           aColors := BLOBDIRECTGET(aSettings[1])

           CLOSE


           RETURN aColors

 Files   Library is CLIPPER.LIB.