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Hi,
Can anyone guide me on how to do the following cenerio:
I have a table:
ID type int
Data type image

Now on a form in vb.net, I drop the control data field as a picturebox.

I want to double click on the picturebox to load a pdf file so that i can store in the table.

a button to view the pdf file.

I tried to do it as a simple picturebox for gif, etc.. it does not work.
the idea behind this is to be able to store the pdf in a table as normally do for a picture.

Also once I acheive this, i would like to view the pdf file.

I would appreciate if anyone can send the code to do this. even if it is not with my approach but the same result.

Thanks a lot.

Since a PictureBox control knows nothing about the PDF file format, it can't render one at all.

You'll have to use another control, such as PdfSharp or some other PDF Viewing control.

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Dave Kreskowiak

thanks for your response.

I load the pdf file into webbrowser control. Now i need to save into a table. the form in question already has a dataset binding into it. I neesd to take the pdf file that's showing in the webbrowser control and to be saved with every control on the form.

Here the code below that I used:
Dim Response As DialogResult
OpenFileDialog1.FileName = ""
OpenFileDialog1.Filter = "PDF Files(*.pdf)|*.pdf|All Files(*.*)|*.*"
Response = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
If Response <> Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then
If OpenFileDialog1.FileName <> "" Then
cmdBrowse.Navigate(OpenFileDialog1.FileName)
End If
End If

i have a table name ManifestTD with dataset ManifestTD_dataset with column (ID as PK, Data as Binary(MAX)

How to get this save into the table ; also be able to doubleclick to the webbrowser command to view the entire pdf document through adobe

Thanks again.

You can save the contents of the PDF file to the database the exact same way you save any other image format. Like this[^] or this[^].

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Dave Kreskowiak