PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE

The PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE function writes the binary content of a BLOB into a file on disc.

Syntax:

CALL "ESQL$BLOB" USING PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE                         blobHandle                          fileName                  GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE	Constant
blobHandle	USAGE HANDLE	It's the handle that identifies the BLOB to be written.
fileName	PIC X(n)	It's the name of the disc file that will host the BLOB data.

Return code:

returnCode is set to the size in bytes of the written file if the function succeeds, otherwise it's set to zero.