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title: "getBinaryStream Method (SQLServerBlob) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getBinaryStream Method (SQLServerBlob)
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  Returns an input stream to read data from the BLOB.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getBinaryStream Method ()](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getbinarystream-method.md)|Returns an input stream to read data from the BLOB.|  
|[getBinaryStream Method (long, long)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getbinarystream-method-long-long.md)|Returns an input stream object that contains a partial BLOB value by using the specified starting position and the length.|  
  
## 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)