3 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Row.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Row.java
index e5d797d..08eaa62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Row.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/Row.java
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ USA
 
 package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.complex.ComplexValueForeignKey;
+import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.util.OleBlob;
 
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +104,15 @@ public interface Row extends Map<String,Object>
 
   /**
    * Convenience method which gets the value for the row with the given name,
-   * casting it to a ComplexValueForeignKey (DataType COMPLEX_TYPE).
+   * casting it to a {@link ComplexValueForeignKey} (DataType COMPLEX_TYPE).
    */
   public ComplexValueForeignKey getForeignKey(String name);
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method which gets the value for the row with the given name,
+   * converting it to an {@link OleBlob} (DataTypes OLE).
+   * </p>
+   * Note, <i>the OleBlob should be closed after use</i>.
+   */
+  public OleBlob getBlob(String name) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/RowImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/RowImpl.java
index 34071ad..dcd4d20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/RowImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/RowImpl.java
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ USA
 
 package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.Row;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.complex.ComplexValueForeignKey;
+import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.util.OleBlob;
 
 
 /**
@@ -103,6 +105,11 @@ public class RowImpl extends LinkedHashMap<String,Object> implements Row
     return (ComplexValueForeignKey)get(name);
   }
 
+  public OleBlob getBlob(String name) throws IOException {
+    byte[] bytes = getBytes(name);
+    return ((bytes != null) ? OleBlob.Builder.fromInternalData(bytes) : null);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return CustomToStringStyle.valueBuilder("Row[" + _id + "]")
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/util/OleBlob.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/util/OleBlob.java
index 18ae5b7..54f63af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/util/OleBlob.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/util/OleBlob.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.sql.Blob;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.OleUtil;
 
 /**
- * Extentions of the Blob interface with additional functionality for working
+ * Extensions of the Blob interface with additional functionality for working
  * with the OLE content from an access database.  The ole data type in access
  * has a wide range of functionality (including wrappers with nested wrappers
  * with nested filesystems!), and jackcess only supports a small portion of
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.OleUtil;
  * <p/>
  * <b>Example for interpreting an existing OLE field:</b>
  * <pre>
- *   byte[] oleBytes = row.getBytes("MyOleColumn");
  *   OleBlob oleBlob = null;
  *   try {
- *     oleBlob = OleBlob.Builder.fromInternalData(oleBlob);
+ *     oleBlob = row.getBlob("MyOleColumn");
  *     Content content = oleBlob.getContent()
  *     if(content.getType() == OleBlob.ContentType.SIMPLE_PACKAGE) {
  *       FileOutputStream out = ...;