private byte[] formatField(ValueMetaInterface v, Object valueData) throws KettleValueException {
   if (v.isString()) {
     String svalue = (valueData instanceof String) ? (String) valueData : v.getString(valueData);
     return convertStringToBinaryString(v, Const.trimToType(svalue, v.getTrimType()));
   } else {
     return v.getBinaryString(valueData);
   }
 }