Question

VB.NET - how to save an image into file folder

Asked by: exceter

Hi,

1.
Why in the page when I click right button and want to try save an image I have the following message:
"The file type being save or retrieved has been blocked."

2.
How can I save images from web using VB.NET ?
I get images as:
<asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" ImageUrl='<%# FormatURL(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "fileID")) %>' />
         
Function FormatURL(ByVal strArgument) As String
      Return ("readrealimage2.aspx?id=" & strArgument)
End Function


<%@ Page Language="vb" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.ODBC" %>
<HTML>
  <HEAD>
    <title>Read Record</title>  
    <script runat="server">
        Public Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
            Dim strImageID As String = Request.QueryString("id")
            ' Create Instance of Connection and Command Object
            Dim myConnection As OdbcConnection = New OdbcConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("MySQLConnString1").ToString)
            ' Mark the Command as a SPROC
            Dim cmdStr As String = "select * from bmmsfile WHERE fileid=" & strImageID
            Dim myCommand As OdbcCommand = New OdbcCommand(cmdStr, myConnection)
            Dim _image, _newimage As System.Drawing.Image
            mycommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text
            Try
                myConnection.Open()
                Dim myDataReader As OdbcDataReader
                myDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
                Do While (myDataReader.Read())
                    Response.ContentType = myDataReader.Item("fileid")
                    Dim bindata() As Byte = myDataReader.Item("data")
                    Dim Thumbnailbindata() As Byte = resizeImage(bindata)
                    Response.BinaryWrite(Thumbnailbindata)
                Loop
                myConnection.Close()
            Catch SQLexc As OdbcException
                Response.Write("Error occured while Generating Data. Error is " & SQLexc.ToString())
            End Try
        End Sub
       
        Public Function resizeImage(ByVal pic() As Byte) As Byte()
            ' Const THUMBNAIL_IMAGE_PATH As String = "C:\Thumbnails\Test.jpg"
            Const maxWidth As Integer = 500
            Const maxHeight As Integer = 500
            Dim inp As New IntPtr
            Dim imgHeight, imgWidth As Double
            Try
                Dim image As System.Drawing.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(New System.IO.MemoryStream(pic))
                Dim bm = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(image)
                Dim imgHres, imgVres As Single
                'Added this for testing - usually 96 dpi for every picture
                imgHres = bm.horizontalresolution
                imgVres = bm.verticalresolution
                imgHeight = bm.Height
                imgWidth = bm.Width
                If imgWidth > maxWidth Or imgHeight > maxHeight Then
                    'Determine what dimension is off by more
                    Dim deltaWidth As Double = imgWidth - maxWidth
                    Dim deltaHeight As Double = imgHeight - maxHeight
                    Dim scaleFactor As Double
                    If deltaHeight > deltaWidth Then
                        'Scale by the height
                        scaleFactor = maxHeight / imgHeight
                    Else
                        'Scale by the Width
                        scaleFactor = maxWidth / imgWidth
                    End If
                    imgWidth *= scaleFactor
                    imgHeight *= scaleFactor
                End If
                Dim w As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(imgWidth)
                Dim h As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(imgHeight)
                Dim imgbmp As System.Drawing.Image = bm.GetThumbnailImage(w, h, Nothing, inp)
                Dim ms As New System.IO.MemoryStream
                imgbmp.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)
                Dim b(ms.Length - 1) As Byte
                ms.Position = 0
                ms.Read(b, 0, ms.Length)
                Return b


                'bitmap.Save(THUMBNAIL_IMAGE_PATH, Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)

 

            Catch ex As Exception

            End Try
        End Function 'resizeImage
       
        Public Function ConvertTo(ByVal ImageArray As Byte()) As System.Drawing.Image
            '<summary>
            ' Convert a SQL Server database byte Array (byte array) to a Image.
            '</summary>
            Dim objMS As System.IO.MemoryStream
            Dim objImage As System.Drawing.Image
            objMS = New System.IO.MemoryStream(ImageArray)
            ' Convert the database byte array to a System Drawing Image.
            ConvertTo = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(objMS)
           
        End Function
    </script>
  </HEAD>
  <body style="font: 10pt verdana">
    <form runat="server" id="Form1">
    </form>
  </body>
</HTML>

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2007-06-27 at 21:54:30ID22663259
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by: stevekorbPosted on 2007-06-28 at 09:03:25ID: 19382041

It is possible using javascript to block any attempts at downloading images or code from a page. Perhaps the site you are accessing has done just that.

 

by: Computer101Posted on 2007-11-04 at 13:36:50ID: 20212392

Forced accept.

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