Question

I have a table in my SQL database that stores an AccountID and an ImageID – the ImageID being a file path to an actual account image in .gif format.

What would I need to do is, to retrieve the image from the file path saved on my SQL database onto an image control? I am using asp.net in c#.

Potentially, when the page is accessed, depending on which account has logged on, the appropriate image specific for the account is retrieve (I would imagine I can set up an @AccountID parameter at a later date)

If anyone has example code for something they have done similarly, I would be most grateful for any pointers you may have.

Answer 1

Here’s a sample:

var connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SomeCN"].ConnectionString;
using (var cn = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
using (var cmd = cn.CreateCommand())
{
    cn.Open();
    cmd.CommandText = "select imageid from accounts where accountid = @accountid";
    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@accountid", 5);
    using (var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
    {
        if (reader.Read())
        {
            var filePath = reader.GetString(0);
            // For this to work images must be stored inside the web application.
            // filePath must be a relative location inside the virtual directory
            // hosting the application. Depending on your environment some
            // transformations might be necessary on filePath before assigning it
            // to the image url.
            imageControl.ImageUrl = filePath;
        }
    }
}