How can I convert image url to system.drawing.image

Question

I\'m using VB.Net I have an url of an image, let\'s say http://localhost/image.gif

I need to create a System.Drawing.Image object from that

Answer 1

Dim c As New System.Net.WebClient
Dim FileName As String = "c:\StackOverflow.png"
c.DownloadFile(New System.Uri("http://cdn.sstatic.net/stackoverflow/img/sprites.png?v=5"), FileName)
Dim img As System.Drawing.Image
img = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(FileName)