Embedding images stored in database

[Toomas]

Hello List,

Is there a simplier way to embed an image stored in BLOB field into HTML than using 2
calls to Perl scripts - one to generate HTML and another call from that HTML
via IMG tag to retrieve and print image? I mean, something like you do
it in a multipart e-mail message?

A more general question is: when is it more practical for web
applications to store pictures in MySQL database instead of just
keeping them in files?

Thanks in advance,

Tom