Upload images to SQL Server 2005 using ASP.Net MVC?

Question

I know there is a way to upload images to the database as image type or varbinary type, however, I searched around the entire week, I am unable to find anything that can hel

Answer 1

If you're okay storing the image as a VARCHAR, here is some code to do so.

    String b64;
    using (System.IO.MemoryStream ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
    {
        this.pic.Image.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
        Byte[] bytes = ms.ToArray();
        b64 = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
    }
    using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString))
    {
        using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("UPDATE [settings] SET [value] = @val WHERE [id] = 2", conn))
        {
            conn.Open();
            cmd.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@val", b64));
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            conn.Close();
        }
    }