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i want to store images in byte instead of database....

how can i do it
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Updated 18-Jan-12 6:44am
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You can do it in various ways. Here are some:

1st way:(By using MemoryStream)
C#
public byte[] imageToByteArray(System.Drawing.Image img)
{
   byte[] byteArray = new byte[0];
   using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
   {
      img.Save(stream, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
      stream.Close();
      byteArray = stream.ToArray();
   }
   return byteArray;
}


2nd way:(By using System.Drawing.ImageConvertor)
C#
public static byte[] ImageToByte(Image img)
{    
  ImageConverter converter = new ImageConverter();    
  return (byte[])converter.ConvertTo(img, typeof(byte[]));
}


Good luck,
OI
 
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