Examples

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Examples

Create a BLOB in temporary space and return it in EXECUTE BLOCK

execute block returns (b blob)
as
begin
    -- Create a BLOB handle in the temporary space.
    b = rdb$blob_util.new_blob(false, true);

    -- Add chunks of data.
    b = blob_append(b, '12345');
    b = blob_append(b, '67');

    suspend;
end

Open a BLOB and return chunks of it with EXECUTE BLOCK

execute block returns (s varchar(10))
as
    declare b blob = '1234567';
    declare bhandle integer;
begin
    -- Open the BLOB and get a BLOB handle.
    bhandle = rdb$blob_util.open_blob(b);

    -- Get chunks of data as string and return.

    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    -- Here EOF is found, so it returns NULL.
    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    -- Close the BLOB handle.
    execute procedure rdb$blob_util.close_handle(bhandle);
end

Seek in a blob

set term !;

execute block returns (s varchar(10))
as
    declare b blob;
    declare bhandle integer;
begin
    -- Create a stream BLOB handle.
    b = rdb$blob_util.new_blob(false, true);

    -- Add data.
    b = blob_append(b, '0123456789');

    -- Open the BLOB.
    bhandle = rdb$blob_util.open_blob(b);

    -- Seek to 5 since the start.
    rdb$blob_util.seek(bhandle, 0, 5);
    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    -- Seek to 2 since the start.
    rdb$blob_util.seek(bhandle, 0, 2);
    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    -- Advance 2.
    rdb$blob_util.seek(bhandle, 1, 2);
    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;

    -- Seek to -1 since the end.
    rdb$blob_util.seek(bhandle, 2, -1);
    s = rdb$blob_util.read_data(bhandle, 3);
    suspend;
end!

set term ;!

Check if blobs are writable

create table t(b blob);

set term !;

execute block returns (bool boolean)
as
    declare b blob;
begin
    b = blob_append(null, 'writable');
    bool = rdb$blob_util.is_writable(b);
    suspend;

    insert into t (b) values ('not writable') returning b into b;
    bool = rdb$blob_util.is_writable(b);
    suspend;
end!

set term ;!

`RDB$PROFILER`

A package with functions and procedures to run and control the profiler.

Note

These profiler controls are standard, but the actual profiler is a plugin.The profiler used depends on the setting of DefaultProfilerPlugin in firebird.conf or databases.conf, or the PLUGIN_NAME parameter of START_SESSION.

Firebird 5.0 comes with a profiler plugin called Default_Profiler.
Users are allowed to profile their own connections.Profiling connections from other users requires the PROFILE_ANY_ATTACHMENT system privilege.