I have had great success treating the lobs as byte[] (at least w/ M$SQL). Larry
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/07/04 9:38 AM >>> 1) I'm using Ibatis SQLMaps on a smallish web project and they're great. I had a basic persistence layer working in an hour. I think they're a good middle ground between JDBC and full-on O/R mapping. Sometimes working directly with the SQL is an advantage, especially when dealing with complex queries or DB-specific features. They do have trouble with CLOBs and BLOBs, though, but that may be partly due to Oracle's JDBC driver. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]