title: How can I directly view blobs in MySQL Workbench
body: <p>I'm using MySQL Workbench CE 5.2.30 CE / Rev 6790 . When execute the following statement:</p>
  
  <pre><code>SELECT OLD_PASSWORD("test")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I only get back a nice <code>BLOB</code> icon, I need to left-click to select the cell, right-click and choose "Open Value in viewer" and select the "Text" tab.</p>
  
  <p>Using the same with phpMyAdmin, I get directly back the value of the <code>OLD_PASSWORD</code> call. It's just an example, but is there a way to directly see such results in the output?</p>