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Writing text on an image

How can I write text on a displayed image?

1) temporarily just as it displays?
2) permanently?

I know I can do it with stylesheets, but I mean if they right click to download, the text will remain on the image.

thanks.

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Juan_Barrera

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Bob Learned

Relevant code enhanced (not an answer, so no points please):

            Random Rand = new Random();
            int number = Rand.Next(10000, 99999);
            Bitmap Bmp = new Bitmap(90, 50);
 
            using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(Bmp))
            {
                Font Fnt = new Font("Verdana", 12, FontStyle.Bold);
 
                g.DrawString(number.ToString(), Fnt, Brushes.Yellow, 15, 15);
 
                // Create random numbers for the first line 
                int y1 = Rand.Next(0, 50);
                int y2 = Rand.Next(0, 50);
 
                // Draw the first line 
                g.DrawLine(Pens.Yellow, 0, y1, 90, y2);
 
                // Create random numbers for the second line
                y1 = Rand.Next(0, 50);
                y2 = Rand.Next(0, 50);
 
                // Draw the second line
 
                g.DrawLine(Pens.Yellow, 0, y1, 90, y2);
 
                Bmp.Save(Response.OutputStream, ImageFormat.Gif);
            }

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Starr Duskk

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Sorry I wasn't clear.
I meant, I have an existing photo image. I want to write the text URL to the bottom left corner of the image.

Bob Learned

That was a GDI+ example for writing on a Bitmap or Image, so if you only have an image at a URL, then you need to do something else. Are you looking to write over the image, or below it?

Juan_Barrera

Yes, but you can create a bitmap from an existing image:

Drawing.Bitmap.FromFile("path")

Use it instead of creating a blank BitMap

Starr Duskk

ASKER

Over the image on the left bottom corner.
thanks.

Bob Learned

If the image is at the URL that is on your site, than Bitmap.FromFile will need Server.MapPath, but other than that, you should be good to go.

Starr Duskk

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thanks for the VB version!