Reports 6i is cutting off data that we store in a blob field as an MS Word Document OLE Object

Reports 6i is cutting off data that we store in a blob field as an MS Word Document OLE Object.  The document contains formatting.  We are looking for a quick solution to be able to produce reports for a customer.  Does anyone know if the current release of Reports or other Oracle tool would allow us to overcome this limitation?  Are there any utilities, etc. that would allow us to convert the information to another format  (XML preferred as it could retain the formatting)?  We are also pursing other non-Oracle solutions.