1. In a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) client system operatively coupled to a RDBMS server system, a method comprising: (a) receiving a request to create a retrieval form in the RDBMS client system, (b) receiving data defining selected fields in the retrieval form; (c) receiving data identifying one of the fields as an Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)-enabled field; (d) retrieving an OLE-enabled Binary Large Object (BLOB) from the RDBMS server system; and (e) displaying the OLE-enabled BLOB.