upload images url in database and retrive it without grid view

Upload can be made with the FileUpload Control...
Give the postedFile a unique name (mabe you can prefix the uploadtime) and save it on disk, then insert FilePath into new row


Instead of GridView you could take a repeater in which you can define its appearance by yourself...

<asp:Repeater runat="server" ID="repImageGallery">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:Image runat="server" ID="img" ImageUrl='<%#Eval("ImageUrl") %>' />
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

CodeBehind:

repImageGallery.DataSource =  DB.GetImageNames();
repImageGallery.DataBind();

Markus

try this method to upload!

protected void btnSub_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        try
        {
            string filename = FileUpload1.FileName;
            FileUpload1.PostedFile.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~\\UploadChairoChart\\" + filename));
            string path = "~\\UploadChairoChart\\" + filename;
            SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(str);
            lblinfo.Text = "";
            lblinfo.Text += " Uploaded Successfully ";
            cmd = new SqlCommand("Insert into tblChart(headline,url) values(@headline,'" + path + "')", con);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("headline", TextBox5.Text);

            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
            con.Open();
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            con.Close();
            uploadDirectory = Path.Combine(Request.PhysicalApplicationPath, "UploadChairoChart");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Response.Write(ex.ToString());
        }
    }

and to retrive use Repeater as MZwahlen suggested