Text area with html editor based on sql query

Hi all,
I am trying to create a text area with its contents loaded from a sql query returning a blob field.
I gave the query
select blob_field from file_subjects where id=41; in the item source valueI am getting an error in the display page like
ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected NUMBER got BLOB
Error ERR-1019 Error computing item default value: page=5 name=CONTENTS.
where am i goig wrong..?
should i go for a pl/sql instead?

Venket,
See my previous thread on this (Well I used CLOB rather than BLOB). You will find code examples too. Should be just what you need.
How to "Bypass" HTMLDB
-Joe

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