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# getBinaryStream Method (long, long)
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  Returns an input stream object that contains a partial BLOB value by using the specified starting position and the length.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public java.io.InputStream getBinaryStream(long pos, long length)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *pos*  
  
 The offset to the first byte of the partial value to be retrieved.  
  
 *length*  
  
 The length in bytes of the partial value to be retrieved.  
  
## Return Value  
 An input stream that contains the BLOB data.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This getBinaryStream method is specified by the getBinaryStream method in the java.sql.Blob interface.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerBlob Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerBlob Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-members.md)   
 [SQLServerBlob Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverblob-class.md)