isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Library Routines : ESQL$BLOB : PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE
PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE
The PUT-BLOB-INTO-FILE function writes the binary content of a BLOB into a file on disc.
Syntax:
 CALL "ESQL$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.