uploading(saving) image to SqlServer2008 DB using C#(winforms)

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i am trying to Upload an image into sqlserver2008 using Winforms(C#)

C#

// sourcecode

string strFileFullPath="this is my image location";

in Database i took Varbinary(max) as DataType

FileStream stream = new FileStream(strFileFullPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(stream);

byte[] photo = reader.ReadBytes((int)stream.Length);

C#

// sourcecode
Error : Failed to convert parameter value from a String to a Byte[].

can you please help me how can i solve this issue

Thanks in advance

Posted 22-Apr-13 20:10pm

Balu Balaji

Updated 22-Apr-13 21:41pm

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

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Chiklu.Soumya · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-22T21:26:00

Hello try this code. If you find any easy solution than of mine then please reply me. Thanks...

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private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog open = new OpenFileDialog();
            open.Filter = "Image Files(*.jpeg;*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg)|*.jpeg;*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg";
            if (open.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                textBox1.Text = open.FileName;
            }
            cn.Open();
            string image = textBox1.Text;
            Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(image);
            FileStream fs = new FileStream(image, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
            byte[] bimage = new byte[fs.Length];
            fs.Read(bimage, 0, Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length));
            fs.Close();
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("insert into ImageUpload(imgdata) values(@imgdata)",cn);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@imgdata",SqlDbType.Image).Value=bimage;
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            cn.Close();
        }