how to load image in picture box

[arunvjadhav]

:((i created a project to save the details of employee id and their detials in a database with an extra column in table of the database to save the photos of the employees. I have also assigned the column as photo on the table definition. Now when i run the program and when i load the image in the picture box it give me error as " External Exception was unhandled" . generic error occurred in GDI+ please help me to locate this problem and get the solution :((

J.D.

[CPallini]

Why don't you post a related code snippet?

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

[minhnguyen08]

I think, you should use ReadStream or WriteStream to read and write picture such as with the image field you use ReadStream to read image on the database after that you set the picturebox=ReadStream, OK! good luck

[kigali]

Hi JD please add the following in ur code for displaying PictureBoxName.Image=image.Fromfile(myreader("Path")) PictureBoxName.ClientSize= New Size(x,y) Run it see The Changes

ok job