ibase_blob_get Get len bytes data from open blob &reftitle.description; stringibase_blob_get resourceblob_handle intlen This function returns at most len bytes from a BLOB that has been opened for reading by ibase_blob_open. It is not possible to read from a BLOB that has been opened for writing by ibase_blob_create. &reftitle.parameters; blob_handle A BLOB handle opened with ibase_blob_open. len Size of returned data. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns at most len bytes from the BLOB, or &false; on failure. &reftitle.examples; <function>ibase_blob_get</function> example BLOB_VALUE); $blob_hndl = ibase_blob_open($data->BLOB_VALUE); echo ibase_blob_get($blob_hndl, $blob_data[0]); ?> ]]> Whilst this example doesn't do much more than a 'ibase_blob_echo($data->BLOB_VALUE)' would do, it does show you how to get information into a $variable to manipulate as you please. &reftitle.seealso; ibase_blob_open ibase_blob_close ibase_blob_echo