Display dynamic images using asp.net 2.0 & Lightbox 2

[WIREMESH]

In our web app, we can have images associated with each record. When the user selects a specific record, and we display a new page, there is a button on the form to display am image. I would like to use Lightbox 2 to display the image. Has anyone done this?

 

[ca8msm]

I've used similar libraries - you just need to follow their instructions on what HTML and Javascript are needed to showcase the images.

Mark,

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[WIREMESH]

The instructions are only for "static" images. Not images that vary according to what is stored in a database.

 

[jmeckley]

use a generic handler to render the image.

<img src="RenderImage.ashx?id=1234" />

public class RenderImage : IHttpHandler
{
  public bool IsReusable{get{return true;}}

  public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
  {
     var id = int.Parse(context.Request.QueryString["id"]);
     byte[] image = GetImageFromDatabase(id);

     context.Response.BinaryWrite(image);
     context.Response.ContentType = "image/jpg";
  }

  private static byte[] GetImageFromDatabase(int id)
  {
     typical ado.net code.
  }
}

Jason Meckley
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