Open PDF via Reports

Hi All,
I have a table with a BLOB and an ID. The blob contains a PDF.
I want to pass along the ID parameter to and URL, for example, http://<url oracle reports server>?id=100
Receiving this ID, then I should display the PDF with a ID=100
Can I do that in Oracle Reports somehow?
Thanks

Solved
Went for an APEX solution instead, which an URL that executes a stored procedure, a combination of these two blogs:
HTTP 404/403 executing APEX procedure from URL with Oracle 11g XE | Matthias Hoys
Download pdf into browser, object not stored in wwv_flow_files
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