Saving image path to access database and retrieving images

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mikeoe2003 Posts 24 Registration date Thursday November 1, 2012 Status Member Last seen March 27, 2014 - Updated on Jan 21, 2019 at 10:13 AM
 cpsingh - Jan 20, 2019 at 09:30 PM
Hello,

I am stuck with how to save an image path to my database please could anyone help. I have a picture box and a file dialogue. I select a picture which appears on the picture box the I like to save its path to my database while saving the picture to a folder.

System Configuration: Windows 7 / Internet Explorer 9.0
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Zohaib R Posts 2368 Registration date Sunday September 23, 2012 Status Member Last seen December 13, 2018 69
Nov 13, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Hi mikeoe2003,

I have designed this small application for you that might suite your need. This application has an Open Button which will help you open any picture file to a PictureBox on the form using OpenFileDialog. You will see the path of the picture file in a disabled TextBox. When you click the update button the Picture's path is saved to an Access Database.

Follow the steps below to create a similar project for yourself:

1. Create a new Visual Basic .net project. Select Windows Forms Application from New Project Dialog Box. Name this application as mikeoe2003PictureApplication.
2. Create the following with below mentioned properties:
a. Form - (Name): mikeoe2003PictureApplication, Text: FormPictureApplication
b. PictureBox - (Name): PictureBox1, SizeMode: StretchImage
c. Button - (Name): ButtonUpdate, Text: &Update
d. Button - (Name): ButtonOpen, Text: &Open
e. TextBoxt - (Name): TextBoxPictureFilePath, Enabled: False
3. Double Click the Form, insert the following code right above Public Class mikeoe2003PictureApplication:

Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.IO
Imports Microsoft.Win32

Double Click ButtonOpen and insert the following code:

Dim img As String

Dim myStream As Stream = Nothing
Dim openFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog()

openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "c:\"
openFileDialog1.Filter = Nothing
openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2
openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = True
openFileDialog1.FileName = ""

If openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Try
myStream = openFileDialog1.OpenFile()
If (myStream IsNot Nothing) Then

TextBoxPictureFilePath.Text = ""

img = openFileDialog1.FileName
PictureBox1.Image = System.Drawing.Bitmap.FromFile(img)

TextBoxPictureFilePath.Text = openFileDialog1.FileName

End If
Catch Ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Cannot read file from disk. Original error: " & Ex.Message)
Finally
If (myStream IsNot Nothing) Then
myStream.Close()
End If
End Try
End If

4. Create a Microsoft Access Database in your convenient location and name it as Databasemikeoe2003PictureApplication.mdb
5. Create a table with the name Tablemikeoe2003PictureApplication and add following Columns to it:

Id - Datatype: Autonumber
PicturePath - DataType: Memo (as file paths can be considerably long at times)

6. Double Click the UpdateButton and insert the following code:

Try
Dim myConnection As OleDbConnection
Dim myCommand As OleDbCommand
Dim mySQLString As String
myConnection = New OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=Databasemikeoe2003PictureApplication.mdb;")
myConnection.Open()
mySQLString = "INSERT INTO Tablemikeoe2003PictureApplication (PicturePath) VALUES('" & Replace$(TextBoxPictureFilePath.Text, "'", "''") & "')"
myCommand = New OleDbCommand(mySQLString, myConnection)
myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()

PictureBox1.Image = Nothing
TextBoxPictureFilePath.Text = ""

Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message & " - " & ex.Source)
End Try

7. Run the application, it should work as desired.

Please revert for clarification.
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thank you
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thank you very much this was realy useful
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mikeoe2003 Posts 24 Registration date Thursday November 1, 2012 Status Member Last seen March 27, 2014 2
Jan 11, 2013 at 04:17 AM
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tonywerstein Posts 1 Registration date Thursday September 5, 2013 Status Member Last seen September 5, 2013
Sep 5, 2013 at 04:57 PM
You may use access databases by the medium of access mdb repair tool

http://www.access.repairtoolboxx.com/
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meme002 Posts 1 Registration date Sunday November 30, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 30, 2014
Nov 30, 2014 at 04:11 AM
its useful but can you help me how to view image from ms access database I have try your codes and its working...but how about viewing it?
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