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Question

So I use this code to display my data in a DataGridView:
Sub display_Infodata()
DGUSERS.Rows.Clear()
Dim sql As New MySqlDataAdapter("select * from tbl_info", con)
Dim ds As New DataSet
DGUSERS.AllowUserToAddRows = False
DGUSERS.AutoSizeColumnsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill
DGUSERS.RowTemplate.Height = 40
sql.Fill(ds, 0)
For i As Integer = 0 To ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count - 1
Dim xx As Integer = DGUSERS.Rows.Add
Dim uid As String = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(0).ToString
Dim sqls As New MySqlDataAdapter("select * from tbl_other where userid='" & uid & "'", con)
Dim dss As New DataSet
sqls.Fill(dss, 0)
With DGUSERS.Rows(xx)
If dss.Tables(0).Rows.Count > 0 Then
.Cells(0).Value = uid
.Cells(1).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(2).ToString
.Cells(2).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(3).ToString
.Cells(3).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(4).ToString
.Cells(4).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(5).ToString
.Cells(5).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(i).Item(6).ToString
.Cells(6).Value = dss.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(1).ToString
.Cells(7).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(2).ToString
.Cells(8).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(8).ToString
.Cells(9).Value = ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item("Image")
.Cells(10).Value = dss.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(2).ToString
.Cells(11).Value = dss.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item(3).ToString
Else
End If
End With
Next
End Sub
It displays and works, but my problem is that when I try to display the data in the DataGridView of another form it shows the following error:
This is what I use:
Try
With View_Info
Dim index As Integer
Dim selectedRow As DataGridViewRow
selectedRow = DGUSERS.Rows(index)
.UserID.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("UserID").Value
.UserType.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("UserType").Value
.Fname.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Firstname").Value
.Mname.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Middlename").Value
.Lname.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Lastname").Value
.Contact.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Contact").Value
.Standing.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Standing").Value
.Guardian.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Guardian").Value
.ContactG.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("GuardianContact").Value
.DPCreated.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("DateCreated").Value
.DPValidity.Text = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Validity").Value
Dim img As Byte()
img = DGUSERS.SelectedRows(0).Cells("Image").Value
Dim ms As New MemoryStream(img)
.UploadImage.Image = Image.FromStream(ms)
.Show()
.Focus()
End With
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message & " Please select a corresponding records.", MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation)
End Try
Any help please?

Answer 1

It's hard to see the full picture, but the problem is most likely that you have created a DataGridViewImageColumn which you've chosen to call Image.
The compiler will always choose local variables, properties or classes over library/pre-imported namespace objects with the same name. Thus, your column by the name Image will be used rather than System.Drawing.Image because the former is "more local".
Try specifying the namespace as well and it should work:
.UploadImage.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms)

Answer 2

So what I did to solve this is by:
Dim pCell As New DataGridViewImageCell
pCell = Me.DGUSERS.Item("Picture", e.RowIndex)
.UploadImage.Image = byteArrayToImage(pCell.Value)
and using this function:
Private Function byteArrayToImage(ByVal byt As Byte()) As Image
Dim ms As New System.IO.MemoryStream()
Dim drwimg As Image = Nothing
Try
ms.Write(byt, 0, byt.Length)
drwimg = New Bitmap(ms)
Finally
ms.Close()
End Try
Return drwimg
End Function