mcrypt, postgres, only returning half the data

Hello all I'm working on encoding some data going in and decrypting coming out of postgres. I'm adding slashes going in and stripping them coming out. Using BLOWFISH and I've tried several different modes. But each time the data comes out I'm only getting half-decrypted data, it seems to hang at a random spot. The same for each piece of data but random in terms of different for each entry (confusing the issue enough?). I'm using mcrypt_encrypt and mcrypt_decrypt. When I test it on the same page (without going through the database) it decrypts fine, perfect as a matter of fact. But coming out of the DB, the same data is trashed. Is there any special way to send (or abstract) encrypted data into (from) the DB? I've been through the archives and it doesn't look like anyone has posted a problem like this. Am I the only one :} Thanks, John -- John Starkey ColoradoParks.net Advance Creations