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# Block Element (ASSL)
  Contains all or a portion of the binary contents of a [ClrAssemblyFile](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassemblyfile-data-type-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Blocks>  
   <Block>...</Block>  
</Blocks>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|Base64Binary|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|1-n: Required element that can occur more than once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Blocks](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/blocks-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## See Also  
 [Assembly Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/assembly-element-assl.md)   
 [ClrAssembly Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassembly-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Files Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/files-element-assl.md)   
 [File Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/file-element-assl.md)   
 [ClrAssemblyFile Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassemblyfile-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Data Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/data-element-assl.md)   
 [DataBlock Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/datablock-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)