sql server 2005 - How do you store a picture in an image column?

Question

I have a User table:

Name varchar(20)
Picture image

I want to store a image into the Picture column -- how can I achieve this using SQL Scripts?

Answer 1

Here is a sample code for storing image to sql server :

SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString);

try
{
    int imageLength = uploadInput.PostedFile.ContentLength;
    byte[] picbyte = new byte[imageLength];
    uploadInput.PostedFile.InputStream.Read (picbyte, 0, imageLength);

    SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO ImageTable (ImageFile) VALUES (@Image)", conn);
    command.Parameters.Add("@Image", SqlDbType.Image);
    command.Parameters[0].Value = picbyte;

    conn.Open();
    command.ExecuteNonQuery();
    conn.Close();
}
finally
{
    if (conn.State != ConnectionState.Closed)
    {
        conn.Close();
    }
}

NOTE : uploadInput is a file input control, to upload image file to server. The code taken from an ASP.NET application.

EDIT : Here is the insert script to an image typed column :

INSERT INTO ImageTable (ImageColumn)

SELECT ImageColumn FROM 
OPENROWSET(BULK N'C:SampleImage.jpg', SINGLE_BLOB) 
AS ImageSource(ImageColumn);