How to insert images into SQL Server database table

Question

I have created a new SQL Server local database with a table called drink. I use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

Inside the table I defined the following columns:

id [int], kind [varchar], year [datatime], image [image]

I would like to insert images into the image column but I don't know how to do.

I need this column, because I want to display all data in DataGridView using VB.NET

Thanks for help!

Solution 1

This worked for me...

Imports System.Data.Sql
Imports System.IO
Imports System.drawing

Module Module1

    Private Const _ConnectString As String = "your connection string here"

     Sub Main()
        Dim MyImage As Image = Image.FromFile("RandomImage.jpg")
        Dim Id As Long = 1
        SaveDrinkImage(MyImage, Id)
     End Sub

    Sub SaveDrinkImage(MyImage As Image, Id As Long)

        Dim ImageBytes(0) As Byte
        Using mStream As New MemoryStream()
                 MyImage.Save(mStream, MyImage.RawFormat)
                 ImageBytes = mStream.ToArray()
        End Using

        Dim adoConnect = New SqlClient.SqlConnection(_ConnectString)
        Dim adoCommand = New SqlClient.SqlCommand("UPDATE [drink] SET [image]=@MyNewImage WHERE [id]=@id", adoConnect)

        With adoCommand.Parameters.Add("@MyNewImage", SqlDbType.Image)
            .Value = ImageBytes
            .Size = ImageBytes.Length
        End With
        With adoCommand.Parameters.Add("@id", SqlDbType.BigInt)
            .Value = Id
        End With

        adoConnect.Open()
        adoCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
        adoConnect.close()

    End Sub

End Module

Solution 2

Using openrowset you can insert image into database:

insert into tableName (id,kind,ImageColumn) 
SELECT 1,'JPEG',BulkColumn 
FROM Openrowset( Bulk '<Path of the image>', Single_Blob) as img