Response.ContentType problems

[Chris3000]

I got this in my code : Response.ContentType = "image/jpg" or image/jpeg or gif or bmp

I cant open this asp page with internet explorer.

I get a message error: Internet explorer cannot download test1.asp from localhost or when i cut &paste the code(from that file) in a new document in frontpage internet explorer want to download the file or open it with frontpage.

I just wanna know why yesterday I work with the same exact page and I dont get this error message and download things. And what's the matter with Response.ContentType ?

And when it work the only thing I got is tons of ascii characters like this : $ÿÿÿÿPackagePackage
... why ?

[Frinavale]

By default the Response.ContentType is set to text/html which will allow for the content to be written to and understood by the browser.

If you change the content type, browsers can no longer understand what has been sent to them since they cannot interpert anything except text/html.

If you change content type then the content needs be opened with an application that understands that content type.

I'm not sure if this helps you at all as I'm not quite clear on what you are trying to do.

[Chris3000]

By default the Response.ContentType is set to text/html which will allow for the content to be written to and understood by the browser.

If you change the content type, browsers can no longer understand what has been sent to them since they cannot interpert anything except text/html.

If you change content type then the content needs be opened with an application that understands that content type.

I'm not sure if this helps you at all as I'm not quite clear on what you are trying to do.

Hi :)

Here is the code :

<%
set conn=server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.jet.OLEDB.4.0"
conn.Open "F:/projet/test1.mdb"

set rs= conn.Execute("SELECT photo FROM photos where ID=1")

Response.ContentType="image/jpg"
Response.BinaryWrite(rs("photo"))

conn.Close
%>

Normally i would expect to see a image from the database
But the only thing I got is tons of ascii characters like this : $ÿÿÿÿPackagePackage


Another problem
And now after some refresh (code hasnt change) Internet Explorer give me a messagebox with prompts as follows:
==================================
Title: File Download - Security Warning
Name: Setup.exe
From: localhost

Buttons: [Run] [Save] [Cancel]

While files from internet can be useful, this file type can potentially harm your computer. If you do not trust the source, do not run or save this software. (link: ) What's the risk?
================================

i copy paste the code in a new asp file
it works like 3 or 4 times (doing some refresh) and then the messagebox come back.

I try other browser like Firefox and Opera and its the same thing
I tried to change security level for intranet too, but i don't know which parameter to change.

thanx for your help
Chris

[r_o]

hey man
i don understand why you wanna set the content type to image/jpeg because by default IE and most browsers can read it easily
so you just insert the image into the web page and the browser will display it for ya

[Chris3000]

hey man
i don understand why you wanna set the content type to image/jpeg because by default IE and most browsers can read it easily
so you just insert the image into the web page and the browser will display it for ya

Ok so give me the code that take a image from a database and display it.

<%
set conn=server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.jet.OLEDB.4.0"
conn.Open "F:/projet/test1.mdb"

set rs= conn.Execute("SELECT photo FROM photos where ID=1")

Response.ContentType="image/jpg"
Response.BinaryWrite(rs("photo"))

conn.Close
%>

thanx
Chris

[r_o]

Response.ContentType="image/jpg"
Response.BinaryWrite(rs("photo"))

i think response.binarywrite(rs("photo")) should do it itself

[Chris3000]

i think response.binarywrite(rs("photo")) should do it itself

The code :

<%
set conn=server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Provider="Microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0"
conn.Open(server.MapPath("test1.mdb"))
set rs= conn.Execute("SELECT photo FROM photos where ID=1")
%>

<img src="<%Response.BinaryWrite(rs("photo"))%>">

<% conn.Close %>

I think you 're right on this but the only thing I get is ascii code like this : ÿÐÿõ«®C¸Yö>w[–¸Œç1sÐåA....

Don't know why :( Can you help me on that

Thanx for the help
Chris