diff --git a/src/MyFirstUDRKit.cpp b/src/MyFirstUDRKit.cpp
index 7e5711b..4cde255 100644
--- a/src/MyFirstUDRKit.cpp
+++ b/src/MyFirstUDRKit.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 #include <ibase.h>
 #include <firebird/UdrCppEngine.h>
+#include <firebird/Message.h>
+
 #include "UdrCppTemplates.h"
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ FB_UDR_MESSAGE(OutMessage,
 
 AutoRelease<IAttachment> att;
 AutoRelease<ITransaction> tra;
-AutoRelease<IBlob> blob;
+ISC_STATUS_ARRAY statusVector = {0};
 
 FB_UDR_EXECUTE_FUNCTION
 {
@@ -193,57 +195,58 @@ FB_UDR_EXECUTE_FUNCTION
 		return;
 	}
 
+
 	std::ifstream FileReader;
 	FileReader.open( in->afilename.str , std::ifstream::binary );
 	if (! FileReader.is_open()) {
-		out->result = -2;
+		out->ablobNull = FB_TRUE;
 		return;
 	}
 
+
+
 	try {
 
 		att.reset(context->getAttachment(status));
 		tra.reset(context->getTransaction(status));
-		blob.reset(att->openBlob(status, tra, &in->ablob, 0, nullptr));
-
+		AutoRelease<IBlob> blob(att->createBlob(status, tra, &out->ablob, 0, nullptr));
 		if (blob == nullptr) {
-			out->result = -1;
+			out->ablobNull = FB_TRUE;
 			return;
 		}
 
-		std::vector<char> Buffer (MaxSegmentSize, 0);
+		std::vector<std::uint8_t> Buffer (MaxSegmentSize, 0);
 		std::streamsize DataSize;
 
 		while  ( FileReader.good() ) {
-			FileReader.read( Buffer.data(), Buffer.size() );
+			FileReader.read( (char *)Buffer.data(), Buffer.size() );
 			DataSize = FileReader.gcount();
-			// fail seems to be here...
-			// Probably need to declare buffer differently.
 			blob->putSegment( status, DataSize, Buffer.data() );
-			out->result += DataSize;
 			// Perhaps test for badbit here?
 		}
 		if (FileReader.bad()) { // Something went wrong
 			// What to do?
-			out->resultNull = FB_TRUE;
+			out->ablobNull = FB_TRUE;
 			// What do we do with the partially written blob? Is cancel enough?
 			blob->cancel( status );
-			// Should we reset result to 0?
-
 		}
-			blob->close( status );
-			blob->release();
-			Buffer.clear();
+		// ****** IT IS VITAL TO SET THIS IF WRITING  TO BLOB SUCCEEDED ********
+		out->ablobNull = FB_FALSE;
+
+		blob->close( status );
+		blob->release();
+		Buffer.clear();
+		FileReader.close();
 	}
-	catch (...)
+	catch ( const FbException& error )
 	{
+		throw Firebird::FbException(status, statusVector);
+	}
+	catch (...) {
 		// This generates an unrecognised C++ exception, which is insufficient.
 		throw std::runtime_error("Error writing stream to BLOB.");
 	}
 
-	FileReader.close();
-	out->result = 1;
-
 }