save an image from c# form to sql 2000 db

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how do i save an image in this way
from c# to sql db

C#

public object myPicture
        {
            get { return picture; }
            set { picture = value.ToString(); }
        }

pls help
this is given me an error

i try using MemoryStream but had an error message

The type or namespace name 'MemoryStream' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

pls what should i do

Posted 25-Feb-12 4:31am

mikeoabban

Updated 25-Feb-12 6:53am

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MohsenSaleh · Answer 1 · 2012-02-25T04:43:00

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hi you should convert your image to byte and then save at db

Posted 25-Feb-12 4:43am

MohsenSaleh

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2012-02-25T04:49:00

ToString does not necessarily do what you think it does: in many, many cases (and Images are one of those) it returns the name of the class: "System.Drawing.Bitmap" for example.

If you want to store images into a database, you have to convert them to an array of bytes first:

C#

MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
myImage.Save(ms,System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
return ms.ToArray();

BTW: It is a very, very silly idea to use the object class as a property - it removes any chance of strong typing and thus errors being caught at compile time instead of run time. It you want an Image, use the Image class, not Object. Otherwise you also have to cast it to an Image every time you want to use it...