diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.cpp
index c8a799df..32d15e6f 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 Core::Db::Connection::Connection( MySqlBase * pBase, 
                                   const std::string& hostName, 
                                   const std::string& userName,
-                                  const std::string& password ) : 
+                                  const std::string& password,
+                                  uint16_t port ) :
     m_pBase( pBase ),
     m_bConnected( false )
 {
    m_pRawCon = mysql_init( nullptr );
    if( mysql_real_connect( m_pRawCon, hostName.c_str(), userName.c_str(), password.c_str(),
-                          nullptr, 3306, nullptr, 0) == nullptr )
+                          nullptr, port, nullptr, 0) == nullptr )
       throw std::runtime_error( mysql_error( m_pRawCon ) );
    m_bConnected = true;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ Core::Db::Connection::Connection( MySqlBase * pBase,
                                   const std::string& hostName,
                                   const std::string& userName,
                                   const std::string& password,
-                                  const optionMap& options ) : 
+                                  const optionMap& options,
+                                  uint16_t port ) :
     m_pBase( pBase )
 {
    m_pRawCon = mysql_init( nullptr );
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ Core::Db::Connection::Connection( MySqlBase * pBase,
 
 
    if( mysql_real_connect( m_pRawCon, hostName.c_str(), userName.c_str(), password.c_str(),
-                           nullptr, 3306, nullptr, 0) == nullptr )
+                           nullptr, port, nullptr, 0) == nullptr )
       throw std::runtime_error( mysql_error( m_pRawCon ) );
 
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.h b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.h
index 1e7abfb7..4f78476c 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.h
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/Connection.h
@@ -18,20 +18,19 @@ namespace Db
 
    class Connection
    {
-      //Statement * createServiceStmt();
-
-      public:
-
+   public:
       Connection( MySqlBase * pBase,
                   const std::string& hostName,
                   const std::string& userName,
-                  const std::string& password );
+                  const std::string& password,
+                  uint16_t port = 3306);
 
       Connection( MySqlBase * pBase,
                   const std::string& hostName,
                   const std::string& userName,
                   const std::string& password,
-                  const optionMap& options );
+                  const optionMap& options,
+                  uint16_t port = 3306 );
 
       virtual ~Connection();
 
@@ -53,20 +52,14 @@ namespace Db
 
       Statement * createStatement();
 
-      //// implemented up to this point
-
       void beginTransaction();
       void commitTransaction();
       void rollbackTransaction();
 
-
-
       std::string getSchema();
 
       //DatabaseMetaData * getMetaData();
 
-      //enum_transaction_isolation getTransactionIsolation();
-
       std::string getError();
 
       bool isReadOnly();
@@ -90,11 +83,11 @@ namespace Db
 
       std::string getLastStatementInfo();
 
-      MYSQL * getRawCon();
+      MYSQL* getRawCon();
 
    private:
-      MySqlBase * m_pBase;
-      MYSQL * m_pRawCon;
+      MySqlBase* m_pBase;
+      MYSQL* m_pRawCon;
       bool m_bConnected;
 
       Connection( const Connection& );
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.cpp
index 8d2c4b62..c09a6b26 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cctype>
 #include <clocale>
 #include <vector>
+#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
 Core::Db::ResultSet::ResultSet( MYSQL_RES *res, Core::Db::Statement *par )
 {
@@ -272,3 +273,25 @@ std::istream* Core::Db::ResultSet::getBlob( const std::string& columnLabel ) con
    return new std::istringstream( getString( columnLabel ) );
 }
 
+std::vector< char > Core::Db::ResultSet::getBlobVector( uint32_t columnIndex ) const
+{
+   if( columnIndex == 0 || columnIndex > m_numFields )
+      throw std::runtime_error( "ResultSet::getBlobVector: invalid value of 'columnIndex'" );
+
+   boost::scoped_ptr< std::istream > inStr( getBlob( columnIndex ) );
+   char buff[4196];
+   std::string s;
+   std::vector< char > data;
+   inStr->read( buff, sizeof( buff ) );
+   if( inStr->gcount() )
+   {
+      data.resize( inStr->gcount() );
+      memcpy( data.data(), buff, inStr->gcount() );
+   }
+   return data;
+}
+
+std::vector< char > Core::Db::ResultSet::getBlobVector( const std::string& columnLabel ) const
+{
+   return getBlobVector( findColumn( columnLabel ) );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.h b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.h
index f4cd339f..d167d976 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.h
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Common/Database/ResultSet.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/weak_ptr.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "ResultSetBase.h"
 #include <mysql.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ namespace Core
          std::istream * getBlob( uint32_t columnIndex ) const;
          std::istream * getBlob( const std::string& columnLabel ) const;
 
+         std::vector< char > getBlobVector( uint32_t columnIndex ) const;
+         std::vector< char > getBlobVector( const std::string& columnLabel ) const;
+
          bool getBoolean( uint32_t columnIndex ) const;
          bool getBoolean( const std::string& columnLabel ) const;
 
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
index 132c142c..978fe4a6 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ bool Core::ServerZone::loadSettings( int32_t argc, char* argv[] )
 
       }
 
+      boost::scoped_ptr< Core::Db::Statement > stmt3( con->createStatement() );
+      boost::scoped_ptr< Core::Db::ResultSet > res1( stmt3->executeQuery( "SELECT * FROM charabase"  ) );
+
+      while( res1->next() )
+      {
+         auto blob = res1->getBlobVector( "Customize" );
+      }
+
+
    }
    catch( std::runtime_error e )
    {