There is no direct opposite. It's kind of a "gotcha" .... the best you can do is use COPY MEMO and APPEND MEMO with a binary memo (no code pages) field.
>I'm using APPEND GENERAL to store a .GIF file to a General field. What's the command to copy it back to the disk as a .GIF file?
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05