Sometimes, it’s not the best method to store images into the database, since it’ll take up a lot of database space. But there are times when it’s the only option on your list. In this sample, I will be using the following SQL table.
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Employee](
[emp_id] [int] NOT NULL,
[emp_name] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,
[emp_image] [image] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]
When inserting data, use the following syntax:
1: string fileName = @"D:\MyImage.jpg";
2: string connectionString = "Password=PWD;Persist Security " +
"Info=True;User ID=USER;Initial Catalog=DATABASE;Data Source=SQLSERVER";
3: using (SqlConnection sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
4: {
5: FileInfo finfo = new FileInfo(fileName);
6:
7: byte[] btImage = new byte[finfo.Length];
8: FileStream fStream = finfo.OpenRead();
9:
10: fStream.Read(btImage, 0, btImage.Length);
11: fStream.Close();
12:
13: using (SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand(
"INSERT INTO Employee (emp_id, emp_name, " +
"emp_image) VALUES(@emp_id, @emp_name, @emp_image)",
sqlConnection))
14: {
15: sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@emp_id", 2);
16: sqlCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@emp_name", "Employee Name");
17: SqlParameter imageParameter =
new SqlParameter("@emp_image", SqlDbType.Image);
18: imageParameter.Value = btImage;
19:
20: sqlCommand.Parameters.Add(imageParameter);
21:
22: sqlConnection.Open();
23: sqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
24: sqlConnection.Close();
25: }
26: }
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