Store report output to blob column

Hi,
I would like to know whether it is possible to execute a report built using Report 10G and store its output, e.g. PDF content, onto a blob column of a table directly? If it's possible, could anyone show me an example in achieving it. Thank you.
Regards,
John

Navneet,
Thanks for the sample. I've tried setting up this custom destination and I get the following error when trying to run a report.
REP-50125: Caught exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
The URL that I am using is as follows:
http://server_name:port/reports/rwservlet?report=report_name.rdf&userid=username/password@tnsname_entry&destype=BLOBdestination&desformat=PDF&DESNAME=http://username/password@host_name:port/instance/table_name/document_column_name/primary_key_column_name/10/report_desc_column_name
Any ideas on what I've done wrong?
Thanks
David

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