Displaying a blob inline.

Greetings,
I have the following scenario. I have two regions in two separate columns side by side. I have a table with a blob field in it that is storing PDF and html files inside that field. In column 1, I have a report detailing what is in my table (descriptions, etc), and a link that they can click on to display the blob.
Here's where the fun starts.
If the blob is anything other than a text file (html), I have written an external procedure that allows the user to download the BLOB. HOWEVER, if the BLOB is of mimetype text/HTML, I want to be able to display the HTML TEXT inline inside Column 2. which is to the right of Column 1. As it is right now, my region with the pl/sql call in it causes that region to be the only region to display. This works easily enough with an &LT;img src="<owner>.<pl/sql routine>?fileid=<fileid>"&GT; This will display an image inline. How does one display a document though inline?
Here is the pl/sql code that I have..
procedure DisplayInLine(p_file in number) as
 d_id number;
 d_doc blob;
 d_mime varchar2(255);
 begin
 select doc,mimetype into d_doc,d_mime from doctable where id = p_file;
 OWA_UTIL.MIME_HEADER(d_mime,FALSE);
 HTP.P('Content-Length: ' || DBMS_LOB.getlength(d_doc));
 OWA_UTIL.http_header_close;
 WPG_DOCLOAD.download_file(d_doc);
 end;Any ideas?
Any help greatly appreciated. I have the external download stuff working fine.. It's just trying to display that BLOB inline in the second column.
thanks,
cliff

Instead of using img src="<owner>.<pl/sql routine>?fileid=<fileid>">
Try <iframe src="<owner> <plsql routine>?field=fieldvalue"></iframe>
google iframe for options for display width and height
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