Returning an image from an ASP page

dkb · September 22nd, 2004, 03:20 PM

Could anyone advise me how to return an image from an ASP page?

Say for example you would like to provide an image tag with a source that links to a page:-

<img src="http://www.aServer.anAspPAge.asp?name="x.jpg">

I know it can be done in asp.net, can it be done in ASP.

Thanks.

ChrisScott · September 23rd, 2004, 03:18 AM

Hi,

If you want to read the image from your file system & write it from asp, you can do this

Code:

Response.ContentType = "image/jpg" ' "image/gif" "img/png"
Dim stream
Set stream = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
Call stream.Open()
stream.Type = adTypeBinary
Call stream.LoadFromFile("[path to file here]")
Call Response.BinaryWrite(stream.Read())
Set stream = Nothing

n.b. you will need to reference the ado constants or substitute 1 for adTypeBinary fo this to work.

HTH,

Chris

joefawcett · September 23rd, 2004, 03:41 AM

You may also want to add:

Code:

Response.Flush
Response.End

to the end of the code as I have known it hang sometimes on large images.

--

Joe

dkb · September 23rd, 2004, 04:46 AM

Chris,Joe,

Thanks very much, will have a go.

smartsands · February 21st, 2008, 01:20 AM

Not sure if this is helpful but I think you can simplify the code by using server.execute, i.e.

Code:

Response.ContentType = "image/GIF"
server.Execute("/images/shared/t.gif")

Does anyone have any comment on this alternative technique? Seems to work for me.