101 Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET Applications

Application #24. Load Images from and Save Images to a Database

Sometimes you need to store images in a database instead of as physical files. This sample application, shown in Figure 3-16, will show you how to build a Windows Forms interface that allows you to do the following:

• Browse for an image on your hard disk

• Load the selected image into a PictureBox control for viewing

• Save an image displayed in the PictureBox control to the database

• Select an image from a ListBox control, and load it from the database

• Delete an image

Figure 3-16. Application #24.

Building Upon... Application #4: Try/Catch/Finally Application #12: Use a DataSet and