Oracle database: How to read a BLOB?

Question

I\'m working with an Oracle database, and I would like to read the contents of a BLOB. How do I do this?

When I do a simple select statement, it merely returns \"(BLOB)

Answer 1

SQL Developer can show the blob as an image (at least it works for jpegs). In the Data view, double click on the BLOB field to get the "pencil" icon. Click on the pencil to get a dialog that will allow you to select a "View As Image" checkbox.