C#

MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
image.Save(ms, imageFormat);
ms.ToArray(); //This will return byte[]

Xmen wrote:

When you wanna retrieve that image, just use Select command as usual.

Jon Henry wrote:

I want to be able to click a button and open another form with the info and songs from the artist that was on that particular button.

private void btnArtist_click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
     Button clickedButton = sender as Button; // this gives you the button clicked
     string artist = (string)clickedButton.Tag; // This can be any custom type if you have multiple values to keep
     .....
}

while(drLib.Read())
{                
   Button  btn = new Button();
   btn.Tag = drLib.GetValue(idxArtist).ToString();
   
   // rest of code
}

public unsafe int[] Capture( Int32 bufferSize ) {
    int[] buf = new int[ bufferSize ];
    fixed ( int* ImageBuffer = buf ) {
        if ( !DcamCaptureReverseX( ImageBuffer, bufferSize ) ) throw new DCamLIBException( this );
    }
    return buf;
}

[DllImport( "DCamLIB.dll" )]
private unsafe static extern bool DcamCapture( int* imageBuffer, Int32 bufferSize );

public unsafe void CaptureReverseX( Int32 bufferSize )
{
	fixed ( int* buf = new int[ bufferSize ] )
	{
		if ( !DcamCapture( buf, bufferSize ) )
		{
			throw new DCamLIBException( this );
		}
		// Here the pointer buf is defined, but the value is still 0
		// It's like the DcamCapture() method does not populate buf
	}
}

void CC9266SmpDlg::OnBtnCapture() 
{
	DWORD	dwRetStatus = DCAM_WAITSTATUS_UNCOMPLETED;
	WORD*	pDataBuff   = NULL;
	int		nWidth, nHeight, nImageSize;

	nWidth = nHeight = nImageSize = 0;

	DcamInitialize();										// Initialize DLL
	DcamOpen();												// Open the device
	DcamSetDriveMode( DCAM_CCDDRVMODE_OPERATION, 3000 );	// Connect the CCD

	DcamSetGain( 1 );										// Set the gain 1
	DcamSetOffset( 10 );									// Set the offset 10
	DcamSetBinning( DCAM_BINNING_1X1 );						// Set the binning 1x1
	DcamSetCCDType( DCAM_CCD_TYPE0 );						// Set the CCD type S8981
	DcamSetTriggerPolarity( DCAM_TRIGPOL_NEGATIVE );		// Set the trigger polarity negative
	DcamSetTriggerMode( DCAM_TRIGMODE_EXT_LEVEL1 );			// Set the trigger mode "External Mode 2"

	DcamGetImageSize( &nWidth, &nHeight );					// Get the image size
	nImageSize = nWidth * nHeight;

	pDataBuff = new WORD[ nImageSize ];

	if( pDataBuff != NULL )
	{
		memset( pDataBuff, '\0', nImageSize );

		// Acquire the image data
		DcamCaptureReverseX( pDataBuff, nImageSize * 2 );

		while( TRUE )
		{
			// Wait to complete the image acquisition
			DcamWait( &dwRetStatus, 0 );

			if( dwRetStatus == DCAM_WAITSTATUS_COMPLETED )
			{
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	else
	{
		DcamClose();
		DcamUninitialize();
		return ;
	}

	// Save data in TIFF form ... Using DCamImg.dll
	DcamImgTiffSave( "c9266.tif", pDataBuff, nWidth, nHeight, 16, 12 );
	
	delete [] pDataBuff;

	DcamStop();											// Stop acquisition
	DcamClose();										// Close the device
	DcamUninitialize();									// Uninitialize DLL
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    StaticTest s1 = new StaticTest(); // first time to use StaticTest class, the static constructor
                                      // will be executed before the creation of the object.
    StaticTest s2 = new StaticTest();
    StaticTest s3 = new StaticTest();
}