How to retrieve a picture from an Access Database using C# code

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I want retrieve a picture from an Access database using C# code of visual studio 2008.
I can't find any sample code to do this. I can't show a picture in the windows form using the following code:

C#

private void load_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            vcon.Open();
            OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter("select picture from dictionary where serial_no=1", vcon);  
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            da.Fill(ds);
            vcon.Close();
            byte[] content = (byte[])ds.Tables[0].Rows[0].ItemArray[0];
            MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(content);
            load_picturebox.Image = Image.FromStream(stream);

        }

Do you have any sample code that shows how to retrieve a picture in
an Access database using C# code?

Posted 16-Mar-12 5:33am

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Herman<T>.Instance 16-Mar-12 11:39am

which error is given?

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Herman<T>.Instance · Answer 1 · 2012-03-16T05:43:00

read this[^].

in the given link they do:

C#

byte[] ImageByte = null;
MemoryStream MemStream = null;
PictureBox PicBx = new PictureBox();
object OB;

string WorkingDirectory = Application.StartupPath + "\\";
connString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + WorkingDirectory + "DBFile.mdb; Persist Security Info=True";
cnction = new OleDbConnection(connString);
cnction.Open();
int ImageID = 6;
sqlCommand = "SELECT ImageObject FROM ImagesTable WHERE ImageID = " + ImageID + "";
comm = new OleDbCommand(sqlCommand, cnction);
ImageByte = comm.ExecuteScalar();
MemStream = new MemoryStream(ImageByte);
PicBx.Image = Image.FromStream(MemStream);
}

and maybe set

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vcon.Close();

after

C#

load_picturebox.Image = Image.FromStream(stream);

Sometimes a closed datasource can bring you into trouble

One question :
in your source you use

C#

(byte[])ds.Tables[0].Rows[0].ItemArray[0];

Is ItemArray[0] needed ??
is

C#

(byte[])ds.Tables[0].Rows[0];

not enough?