Image can't hold an image?

[Gary B]

I'm converting a windows application to a web application. (by the way,
this is way easier than it used to be - many of the modules went over
untouched!)

The windows app used a pictuebox and got an image directly from a sqlserver
database. Upon examination of the Image web control, it seems the imageURL
property must come from a file? Is they anyway to directly feed it a vb.net
image object?
Thanks,
Gary

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

No, you must use an image tag which links to a file. It doesn't have to be
a picture file though. You could link it to a ASPX page that dynamically
outputs the image.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
[url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]


"Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:OBUd6p6VDHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> I'm converting a windows application to a web application. (by the way,
> this is way easier than it used to be - many of the modules went over
> untouched!)
>
> The windows app used a pictuebox and got an image directly from a

sqlserver

> database. Upon examination of the Image web control, it seems the

imageURL

> property must come from a file? Is they anyway to directly feed it a

vb.net

> image object?
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
>

[Gary B]

Steve,
I had actually tried something like that earlier with
environmanet.currentdirectory but I changed my code to read as follows after
your suggestion:


FilePath = Server.MapPath("/DBAPhotoQuery")
FilePath = FilePath & "\currentPic.jpg"


--> at this point filePath is:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DBAPhotoQuery\currentPic.jpg


myImage.Save(FilePath, Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
DBAPictureBox1.ImageUrl = FilePath

This also gets a generic GDI + exception.
but if I insert:
FilePath = "c:\currentpic.jpg"
just before the myImage.save then it works!!

I've checked very carefully and the c:\inetpub.... string is valid. Maybe
its security related??
I appreciate the help so far,
Thanks
Gary

"Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
news:e$VhUZ7VDHA.3924@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> The code sample you listed may work on your dev box, but it won't once you
> move it to the server, because you haven't given a real URL.
> You can use the Server.Mappath method to help with this.
> Here's more info:
>

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemWebHttpServerUtilityClassMapPathTopic.a sp[/url]

>
> --
> I hope this helps,
> Steve C. Orr, MCSD
> [url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
>
>
> "Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:uCYeGT7VDHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > Steve:
> > Well, the following works:
> > myImage.Save("C:\currentPic.jpg", Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
> > ImageCtrl.ImageUrl = "C:\currentpic.jpg"
> >
> > But if I try to make it a relative url, such as ".\curentpic.jpg", the

> .save

> > gets "a generic GDI + exception. How can I save it to the directory

where

> > the web is running?
> > Thanks,
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
> > news:u9NKJu6VDHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> > > No, you must use an image tag which links to a file. It doesn't have

to

> > be

> > > a picture file though. You could link it to a ASPX page that

> dynamically

> > > outputs the image.
> > >
> > > --
> > > I hope this helps,
> > > Steve C. Orr, MCSD
> > > [url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
> > >
> > >
> > > "Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > news:OBUd6p6VDHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > I'm converting a windows application to a web application. (by the

> way,

> > > > this is way easier than it used to be - many of the modules went

over

> > > > untouched!)
> > > >
> > > > The windows app used a pictuebox and got an image directly from a
> > > sqlserver
> > > > database. Upon examination of the Image web control, it seems the
> > > imageURL
> > > > property must come from a file? Is they anyway to directly feed it

a

> > > vb.net
> > > > image object?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gary
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

The ASPNET user account must have create/write privileges to whatever folder
you're trying to save to.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
[url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]


"Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%23OQL647VDHA.3220@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Steve,
> I had actually tried something like that earlier with
> environmanet.currentdirectory but I changed my code to read as follows

after

> your suggestion:
>
>
> FilePath = Server.MapPath("/DBAPhotoQuery")
> FilePath = FilePath & "\currentPic.jpg"
>
>
> --> at this point filePath is:
> c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DBAPhotoQuery\currentPic.jpg
>
>
> myImage.Save(FilePath, Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
> DBAPictureBox1.ImageUrl = FilePath
>
> This also gets a generic GDI + exception.
> but if I insert:
> FilePath = "c:\currentpic.jpg"
> just before the myImage.save then it works!!
>
> I've checked very carefully and the c:\inetpub.... string is valid. Maybe
> its security related??
> I appreciate the help so far,
> Thanks
> Gary
>
> "Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
> news:e$VhUZ7VDHA.3924@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > The code sample you listed may work on your dev box, but it won't once

you

> > move it to the server, because you haven't given a real URL.
> > You can use the Server.Mappath method to help with this.
> > Here's more info:
> >

>

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemWebHttpServerUtilityClassMapPathTopic.a sp[/url]

> >
> > --
> > I hope this helps,
> > Steve C. Orr, MCSD
> > [url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
> >
> >
> > "Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:uCYeGT7VDHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > > Steve:
> > > Well, the following works:
> > > myImage.Save("C:\currentPic.jpg", Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
> > > ImageCtrl.ImageUrl = "C:\currentpic.jpg"
> > >
> > > But if I try to make it a relative url, such as ".\curentpic.jpg", the

> > .save

> > > gets "a generic GDI + exception. How can I save it to the directory

> where

> > > the web is running?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gary
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
> > > news:u9NKJu6VDHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > No, you must use an image tag which links to a file. It doesn't

have

> to

> > > be
> > > > a picture file though. You could link it to a ASPX page that

> > dynamically

> > > > outputs the image.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > I hope this helps,
> > > > Steve C. Orr, MCSD
> > > > [url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Gary B" <deanblakely@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:OBUd6p6VDHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > I'm converting a windows application to a web application. (by

the

> > way,

> > > > > this is way easier than it used to be - many of the modules went

> over

> > > > > untouched!)
> > > > >
> > > > > The windows app used a pictuebox and got an image directly from a
> > > > sqlserver
> > > > > database. Upon examination of the Image web control, it seems the
> > > > imageURL
> > > > > property must come from a file? Is they anyway to directly feed

it

> a

> > > > vb.net
> > > > > image object?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Gary
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>