VB.net - insert/retrieve picture from mysql Database directly to/from a Picturebox

Question

I\'m am having a heck of a time finding a code snippet that works for this. I have got to the point where it appears the picture is stored as a blob (perhaps incorrectly) by

Answer 1

Well since getting no help i bashed away at the problem and got it to work finally. Here is my working code.

SAVE TO MySQL out of Picturebox (pbPicture)

    Dim filename As String = txtName.Text + ".jpg"
    Dim FileSize As UInt32

    conn.Close()

    Dim mstream As New System.IO.MemoryStream()
    PbPicture.Image.Save(mstream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
    Dim arrImage() As Byte = mstream.GetBuffer()

    FileSize = mstream.Length
    Dim sqlcmd As New MySqlCommand
    Dim sql As String
    mstream.Close()

    sql = "insert into [your table]  (picture, filename, filesize) 
                               VALUES(@File, @FileName, @FileSize)"

    Try
        conn.Open()
        With sqlcmd
            .CommandText = sql
            .Connection = conn
            .Parameters.AddWithValue("@FileName", filename)
            .Parameters.AddWithValue("@FileSize", FileSize)
            .Parameters.AddWithValue("@File", arrImage)

            .ExecuteNonQuery()
        End With
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    Finally
        conn.Close()
    End Try

LOAD from MySQL db Back to Picturebox

   Dim adapter As New MySqlDataAdapter
    adapter.SelectCommand = Cmd

    data = New DataTable

    adapter = New MySqlDataAdapter("select picture from [yourtable]", conn)

NOTE!! can only put once picture in picturebox so obvoiusly this query can only return one record for you

    commandbuild = New MySqlCommandBuilder(adapter)
    adapter.Fill(data)

    Dim lb() As Byte = data.Rows(0).Item("picture")
    Dim lstr As New System.IO.MemoryStream(lb)
    PbPicture.Image = Image.FromStream(lstr)
    PbPicture.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage
    lstr.Close()