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Displaying images stored in the database

 
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Hi,
I'm saving image files (bmp, jpg, gif) in the database as binary data (I'm using SQL Server). Then, I have to retrieve this file and show the image in a JSP.
I'm using Struts 1.1, SQLServer and weblogic.
How can I do this?
Thanks
 
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I would suggest first to get a connection to the database and in someway to get a Collection of 'binary data images'; then, applying the same pattern used to convert images from their format to binary format, but on the way back, use the <html:image> Struts tag to display it on your page.
My 2 cents.
 
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I was looking for a good solution to the same problem a couple of months back.
This solution may not be the best, but It was the only one I could find at the time - performance was ok using MySQL but awful on DB2 - you'll have to see for yourself.
Anyway, I used a helper servlet to get the binary data from the DB - here's the code...

The in my jsp I have...

Hope this helps.
Regards
Dave.
 
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Thanks Dave, your suggestion was really good
 
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Hi Mary
Not used it myself but you could have a butchers at the JDBC 2.0 Blob interface
Found these links
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/jdbc/blob.html
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/Database/JDBC20Intro/exercises/BLOBGet/index.html
The interface seems to reduce the amount of code you need to write but it might be an alternative.
 
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