Place a picture into an access database using asp

[GWINTO]

I have been given the task of putting together a mock-up system for a national registration scheme, this scheme requires that uses have have their picture on an id card.

What would the code be on a form to allow the user to browse their system for a picture, and then post that picture into a data base (upload it using ftp perhaps?)for recall at the administration end to produce the ID card.

I can do the text easy but have never worked with pics before

 

[Mighty]

The best thing to do would be to upload the picture to your server using ftp or some upload component. aspSmartUpload is a pretty goof file upload component that I use and it's free.

I would save the picture on the server (not in the database) and have a text field in the database which stores the location of the picture file. Mighty

 

[Tarwn]

I would agree, the first problem you will run into is the differant picture types, when you go to write out a picture from binary format in your database you have to know exactly what format it is in so that the browser knows how to read the header section of the image and how to process the image itself.
I would go with the goof(heh) file upload component as suggested above, after having spent some time(read days and days and days) trying to do this myself.
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[Mighty]

Tarwn,

Please excuse my little typo. aspSmartUpload is actually a good file upload component. Mighty

 

[snowboardr]

You can also check out

http://www.dynu.com

that component is very good, many things you can do with it.

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