==Raw Files==
* XQuery{{Mark|Updated with Version 8.4}}: items of binary type can be output without specifying the obsolete <code>db:retrieve("dbname", "path/to/docs")raw</code> returns raw files in their Base64 representationserialization method. By choosing <code>"method=raw"</code> as [[Serialization|Serialization Option]], the data is returned in its original byte representation:
* XQuery: With <code>[[Database Module#db:retrieve|db:retrieve]], raw files are returned in their native byte representation:
<pre class="brush:xquery">
declare option output:method "raw";
db:retrieve('multimedia', 'sample.avi')
</pre>
* Commands: <code>[[Commands#RETRIEVE|RETRIEVE]]</code> returns can also be used to output raw files without modifications.
==HTTP Services==
=Changelog=
;Version 8.4
* Updated: [[#Raw Files|Raw Files]]: Items of binary type can be output without specifying the obsolete <code>raw</code> serialization method.
;Version 7.2.1