Loading Images from MySQL db to view in CI

[eluser]vickel[/eluser]
the writing is not the problem, I've the file in a longblob and the file data in a seperate table. the problem is that the file read only WORKS with the script OUTSIDE the CI framework. The exactly same script doesn't work when placed as standalone CI contoller or as function within a CI contoller. It doesn't show the image or says the zip file is corrupt. I suspect I'm loosing a byte or 2 somewhere, maybe because of an 'integrated' CI escape ? or similar ?

any ideas?