How to retrieve image from SQL server database on button click event

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In my application I want to retrieve image from SQL server database on button click event.The image is stored in database in System.byte[] format.I want to retrieve that image on button click event but it display System.byte[] format.
The code written by us is as follows:

C#

foreach (DataRow row in datatable.Rows)
            {

                FirstName = datatable.Rows[i]["FirstName"].ToString();
                LastName = datatable.Rows[i]["LastName"].ToString();
                EmailId = datatable.Rows[i]["EmailId"].ToString();
                ClassName = datatable.Rows[i]["ClassName"].ToString();
                FacultyName = datatable.Rows[i]["FacultyName"].ToString();
                byte[] barrImg = (byte[])datatable.Rows[i]["Image"];
                //byteArrayToImage(barrImg);
                Response.Write("<table border='1' height=60 width=1000><tr><td>");
                Response.Write("<a href='DisplayStudInfo.aspx?AdminId=" + AdminId + "&EmailId=" + EmailId + "'><b><font color='blue'>" + FirstName + "" + LastName + "</font></b></a>");
                Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
                Response.Write("<b><font size=4 color='black'>");
                Response.Write(EmailId);
                Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
                Response.Write(ClassName);
                Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
                Response.Write(FacultyName);
                Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
                Response.BinaryWrite(barrImg);
                Response.Write("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;");
                Response.Write("</b></font>");
                Response.Write("</td></tr></table>");
                Response.Write("<br>");
                i++;
            }

Please Help me.
Thank You.

Posted 24-Sep-11 19:59pm

Ujwala Gholap

Updated 24-Sep-11 20:03pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Herman<T>.Instance · Answer 1 · 2011-09-24T20:05:00

Solution 1

use memory stream to actually read the byte array:

byte[] barrImg = (byte[])datatable.Rows[i]["Image"];
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(barrImg);

Posted 24-Sep-11 20:05pm

Herman<T>.Instance

RaisKazi · Answer 2 · 2011-09-24T21:32:00

Solution 2

Try as below code.

C#

byte[] barrImg = (byte[])datatable.Rows[i]["Image"];
MemoryStream mStream = new MemoryStream(barrImg);
Image myImage = Image.FromStream(mStream);

Posted 24-Sep-11 21:32pm

RaisKazi

Muhammad Shahid Farooq · Answer 3 · 2011-09-24T22:52:00

Solution 3

C#

byte[] barrImg = (byte[])datatable.Rows[i]["Image"];
MemoryStream objMemoryStream = new MemoryStream(barrImg);
objMemoryStream.Flush();
Image objImage = Image.FromStream(objMemoryStream);
objMemoryStream.Close();

Posted 24-Sep-11 22:52pm

Muhammad Shahid Farooq

Updated 24-Sep-11 23:21pm

v3