Sending an image from a byte array 1

[theoxyde]

I have images that need to be passed to the client without referencing a static image file. These images are created dynamically and are byte arrays. I can convert these to whatever form they need to be in, except a static file.

What is my best option for embedding these images (PNG format) in a page sent to the client? I've thought about referencing another aspx page in the <IMG> tag that builds the image and returns it with an adjusted MIME type.

Am I on the right track, or is there an easier way to return an image without referencing a static file?

 

[Isadore]

theo: My first guess is to have the images created dynamically by individual <img> links - in all my aspx pages in which I send dynamically created *.png files the <img> tags call for the aspx pages that create the files (these images are generally on the order of 2-4K).

This is not to suggest that this is the best way to send dynamic images; only a method that has worked flawlessly for me for over a year.

 

[theoxyde]

Okay, that ended up being much less difficult than I anticipated. The individual aspx generated image was what I was looking for.

Response.ContentType = "image/png";
Response.OutputStream.Write( output, 0, output.Length );

Thanks.