How to save image into database

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Hi, How can I save image into database and retrieve image at front-end form database in ado.net? Thanks.

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

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Datta Kharad · Answer

Hi I have done using oracle database. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data.OracleClient; using System.IO; using System.Drawing.Imaging; namespace Insert_Application { public partial class frm_insert : Form { OracleConnection con; OracleCommand cmd; MemoryStream ms; OracleDataReader dr; OracleDataAdapter da; DataSet ds; public frm_insert() { InitializeComponent(); } private void btnclear_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { clearfield (); } public void clearfield() { txtename .Text =txtsalary .Text = ""; } private void btnclose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { this.Close(); } private void frm_insert_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { con = new OracleConnection("Data Source=ndsinsur; User ID=vbproj; Password=vbproj"); con.Open(); incrementid(); cmd.CommandText = "select eid from empdbimg"; cmd.Connection = con; dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); while (dr.Read()) { comboBox1.Items.Add(dr[0]); } dr.Close(); } public void incrementid() { cmd = new OracleCommand(); cmd.CommandText = "select MAX(eid+1) from empdbimg"; cmd.Connection = con; dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); while (dr.Read()) { txteid.Text = dr[0].ToString(); } dr.Close(); txtename.Focus(); } private void btnsave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { cmd = new OracleCommand(); cmd.Parameters.Clear(); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "insert into empdbimg(eid,ename,salary,hiredate,photo)values(:eid,:ename,:salary,:hiredate,:photo)"; cmd.Parameters.Add (":eid",txteid .Text ); cmd.Parameters.Add (":ename",txtename .Text ); cmd.Parameters.Add(":salary", txtsalary.Text); cmd.Parameters.Add (":hiredate",dtp1 .Text ); //Save image into database ms = new MemoryStream(); pictureBox1 .Image .Save(ms ,ImageFormat .Jpeg ); byte[] photo = new byte[ms.Length]; ms.Position = 0; ms.Read(photo, 0, (int)ms.Length); cmd.Parameters.Add(":photo",photo ); cmd.Connection = con; cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); MessageBox.Show("Record Has Saved Successfully...!!!"); clearfield (); incrementid(); } private void btnphotoload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog(); ofd.Title = "Open Image File"; ofd.Filter = "Bitmap Files|*.bmp" + "|Gif Files|*.gif|Icons|*.ico|JPEG Files|*.jpg" + "|PNG Files|*.png|TIFF Files|*.tif"; ofd.ShowDialog(); if (ofd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { txtimgpath.Text = ofd.FileName; } else { MessageBox.Show("Please select image"); } pictureBox1.ImageLocation = txtimgpath.Text; pictureBox1.Show(); } private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { cmd.Parameters.Clear(); cmd.CommandText = "select * from empdbimg where eid=:eid"; cmd.Parameters.Add(":eid", comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString()); da = new OracleDataAdapter(cmd); ds = new DataSet(); da.Fill(ds, "empdbimg"); cmd.Connection = con; if(ds.Tables [0].Rows .Count >0) { txtename.Text = ds.Tables [0].Rows [0][1].ToString (); txtsalary.Text = ds.Tables [0].Rows [0][2].ToString(); dtp1.Text = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][3].ToString(); //Here Read Image from database byte[] photo = (byte [])ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][4]; ms = new MemoryStream(photo); pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream(ms); } dr.Close(); con.Close(); } } }

Mukesh Kumar · Answer

Hi, Check this link http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/ImageSaveInDataBase.aspx

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