Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. - Ernst F. Schumacher
Kenny, To get a String from a blob/clob, you can use blob.getBinaryStream() or clob.getAsciiStream(). It's just like reading from a file. Creating a blob/clob can be done using the set versions of these methods. Many drivers also provide a constructor that takes a String parameter for convenience.