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()

Answer 2

VB.NET - insert/retrieve picture from MySQL Database directly to/from a Picturebox

Example Procedure VISUAL BASIC. NET 2017: I'm sharing: 1° Configuration of the table MySQL and variables. 2° Visual design 3° code.

Overview of the procedure: The user put an imagen in a picturebox. The imagen located in picturebox is SAVED in MySQL table. Another option is give the ID of the image (textbox1.text) and then LOAD the image from the MySQL table. There is another button to clear the picturebox but is not strictly necessary. It is not the perfect procedure it has being made only to understand the flow of images load/save to MySQL table AND I SHARE my knoledge with you.

1. Configure the table in MySQL server. Example: table used: "imagenes" variables:

"idimagen" as INT. (Primary key)

"imagen" as LONGBLOB (allow null) ------->>>> Container of the image.

Mysql table configuration example:

2. DESIGN IN VB.NET

Designed form used:

3. Code used:

Add reference: MySQL.data 6.10.5.0 You need to import: MySql.Data.MySqlClient AND Imports System.IO

Public Class Form1



 Dim Server As String = "XX.XX.XXX.XXX"
    Dim UserID As String = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
    Dim Password As String = "PASSWORD"
    Dim Database As String = "DATABASE NAME"
    Dim Port As Integer = 3306
    Dim AllowUserVariables As Boolean = True

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        Dim ULTIMOID As Integer = 0
        Try
            Dim xxxxcon As New MySqlConnectionStringBuilder()
            xxxxcon.Database = Database
            xxxxcon.Server = Server
            xxxxcon.UserID = UserID
            xxxxcon.Password = Password
            xxxxcon.Port = 3306
            xxxxcon.AllowUserVariables = True
            Dim con As New MySqlConnection(xxxxcon.ToString)
            Dim dbsql As String = "SELECT MAX(idimagen) AS 'ULTIMOID' FROM imagenes;"
            Dim cmdMy As New MySqlCommand(dbsql, con)
            con.Open()
            cmdMy.ExecuteNonQuery()
            Try
                ULTIMOID = Convert.ToInt32(cmdMy.ExecuteScalar())
            Catch ex As Exception
                ULTIMOID = 0
            End Try
            con.Close()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox("Problemas leyendo la BASE para obtener el último ID. Error: " & ex.Message)
        End Try
               Try
            Dim xxxxcon As New MySqlConnectionStringBuilder()
            xxxxcon.Database = Database
            xxxxcon.Server = Server
            xxxxcon.UserID = UserID
            xxxxcon.Password = Password
            xxxxcon.Port = 3306
            xxxxcon.AllowUserVariables = True
            Dim FileSize As UInt32
            Dim con As New MySqlConnection(xxxxcon.ToString)
            Dim mstream As New System.IO.MemoryStream()
            PictureBox1.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 imagenes (idimagen, imagen) VALUES(@id, @imagen)"
            Try
                con.Open()
                With sqlcmd
                    .CommandText = sql
                    .Connection = con
                    .Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", ULTIMOID + 1)
                    .Parameters.AddWithValue("@imagen", arrImage)
                    .ExecuteNonQuery()
                End With
            Catch ex As Exception
                MsgBox(ex.Message)
            Finally
                con.Close()
            End Try

        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        OpenFileDialog2.Filter = "image file (*.jpg, *.bmp, *.png) | *.jpg; *.bmp; *.png| all files (*.*) | *.* "
        If OpenFileDialog2.ShowDialog <> Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then
            PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile(OpenFileDialog2.FileName)
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button3_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        PictureBox1.Image = Nothing
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button4_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click
        Dim xxxxcon As New MySqlConnectionStringBuilder()
        xxxxcon.Database = Database
        xxxxcon.Server = Server
        xxxxcon.UserID = UserID
        xxxxcon.Password = Password
        xxxxcon.Port = 3306
        xxxxcon.AllowUserVariables = True

        Dim con As New MySqlConnection(xxxxcon.ToString)
        Try
            Dim ds As New DataSet

            Dim dbsql As String = "SELECT * FROM imagenes WHERE idimagen = " & TextBox1.Text & ";"

            Dim cmdMy As New MySqlCommand(dbsql, con)
            con.Open()
            Dim da As New MySqlDataAdapter(dbsql, con)
            da.Fill(ds, "Imagenes")
            con.Close()
            If ds.Tables("imagenes").Rows.Count > 0 Then
                Dim bytes As [Byte]() = ds.Tables("imagenes").Rows(0).Item(1)
                Dim ms As New MemoryStream(bytes)
                PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream(ms)
            Else
                MsgBox("No record found for this Phone No: " & TextBox1.Text)

            End If
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
            Exit Sub
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

Answer 3

Well, You are trying to cast the type MemoryStream when the 'Image.FromStream' is expecting System.IO.Stream

Answer 4

What happens if you switch this:

Dim ad As New System.IO.MemoryStream(100000)

to:

Dim ad As New System.IO.MemoryStream()

EDIT

VB array sizes are different than other programming languages, I think you need to do a minus 1:

rawData = New Byte(FileSize - 1) {}

EDIT 2

Alright, lets look over what you have for raw binary data. All JPGs should start with FFD8 and end with FFD9. Insert the following after you set the rawData array. If it throws an error then your JPEG information is corrupt.

    If (rawData(0) = &HFF) AndAlso (rawData(1) = &HD8) Then
        Trace.WriteLine("File start OK")
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException("Invalid jpg header")
    End If

    If (rawData(rawData.Length - 2) = &HFF) AndAlso (rawData(rawData.Length - 1) = &HD9) Then
        Trace.WriteLine("File end OK")
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException("Invalid jpg footer")
    End If

EDIT 3

We're going to need to see what the first few bytes of the data look like. Run this and post what gets outputed:

    For I = 0 To 20
        Trace.Write(Convert.ToString(rawData(I), 16).ToUpperInvariant())
    Next

Answer 5

I just wrote this code as part of my contribution to this forum though not a member but love to help. This code search for multiple records and their corresponding images as you keep searching for record instead of search for one record and close the app to search again. This code allows you to search a record, clear the fields enter the search criteria and search again & again.

    If TextBox3.Text = "" Then ' This is the search field to be used it could be any field from your database that will match the value from the database. Either firstname, phone or email etc
        MsgBox("Nothing to search for from the database", MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly + MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation, "Oop!")
    End If
    Try
        conn.Open()
        Dim data As New MySqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM users_data WHERE phoneno = '" & TextBox3.Text & "' ", conn)

        Dim dTable As New DataTable
        data.Fill(dTable)

        If dTable.Rows.Count > 0 Then
            TextBox1.Text = dTable.Rows(0).Item("firstname")
            TextBox2.Text = dTable.Rows(0).Item("lastname")

            'Fetching the corresponding image to this member
            Dim arrImage As Byte()
            Dim myMS As New IO.MemoryStream
            If Not IsDBNull(dTable.Rows(0).Item("myimage")) Then
                arrImage = dTable.Rows(0).Item("myimage")
                For Each ar As Byte In arrImage
                    myMS.WriteByte(ar)
                Next
                PictureBox1.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(myMS)
            End If

        Else
            MsgBox("No record found for this Phone No: " & TextBox3.Text & " Enter a valid Phone No or consult the Admin Manager", MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly + MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Record not found")
            clear()
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
        Exit Sub
    Finally
        conn.Close()
    End Try

This code could work for MYSQL Server database and Microsoft SQL databases as well. The only difference is is changing this statement Dim data As New MySqlDataAdapter which is for MYSQL Server to Dim data As New SqlDataAdapter for Microsoft SQL server. Good evening all StackOverflowers