upload images on server

[Jmshastri]

hi everybody. I am storing an image in database. but when i retrieve it from it, i can't find a way to display it in image control of my form. I am using buffer for uploading and downloading images. i am supposed to store that image on hard drive and then apply the path of that image into image control. please tell me if is there any other alternative.

[Mike Ellison]

This is a good one to Google. There has been a lot written about displaying images in a database on an ASP.NET form - typically the solution will either involve having a dedicated .aspx page that returns the image as a binary stream, or having a custom ASP.NET handler (.ashx) that will retrieve and stream out images. The consuming page would then have something like

<img src='myImagePage.aspx?imageId=42' />

to define the image. Creating a dedicated .aspx page for this is probably easier - here's an example: http://www.superdotnet.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=83[^] Creating an HTTP handler requires a little more understading, but could pay off for you if you're interested in learning about it. Here is a link that describes HTTP handlers and a second that specifically deals with image display: http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020417.htm[^] http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/June/HTTPHandlersForImages.asp[^]