How to generate GIF iamge in ASP from web service ?

[mohit]

I am struggling for long time to display a GIF file on an ASP page. I
have tried to return a GIF file in few formats
from a webservice.
Webservice returns the images as MemoryStream.GetBuffer(). Its an
array of unsigned bytes.I also tried to return it
in base64 encoded format.

I can call this webservice in either of 2 ways

1) Directly from ASP -- It returns me this ..

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2) From VB(again I am returning byte array) which inturn is called by
ASP -- I get the
same junk as above.

I need to convert it as a GIF file in my ASP page.
Can you guys suggest how it could by achived. I am open to change code
at any layer.

Note - I am not getting any file back from VB or Web service. I am
only getting it in some encoded format(byte array
or base64)

My ASP code is like this -

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"%>
<% Response.Expires = 0
Response.Buffer = True
Response.clear
Response.contenttype = "image/gif"
Response.AddHeader "content-disposition", "inline; filename=MyMap.gif"

Set myEXE = CreateObject("ExFireSafeMapInfoTool.MapInfo")
varGetImage = myEXE.GenerateMapForHousehold()
RESPONSE.BinaryWrite (varGetImage)

'Value of varGetImage -- Same as Above Junk I get in ASP (Dont know
what format is this?)
%>

My VB Component function is something like this -

Public Function GenerateMapForHousehold() As Variant

Dim szFileName As String
Dim oSOAP As New SoapClient30 'Soap Type Library 3
Dim bytImage() As Byte
Dim szPicture As String
Dim iCount As Integer
Dim File As Integer
File = FreeFile

'Make the Call to Web Service to retrive the Image.
oSOAP.ClientProperty("ServerHTTPRequest") = True
oSOAP.MSSoapInit "http://localhost/WebService1/GetImage.asmx?WSDL"
bytImage = oSOAP.GetImage("bayshore.gif")
GenerateMapForHousehold3A = bytImage

'I can retreive this image in VB using this code -
'szPicture = App.Path & "\Test.gif"
'Open szPicture For Binary As File
'For iCount = LBound(bytImage) To UBound(bytImage) - 1
' Put #1, , bytImage(iCount)
'Next
'Close #1
'GenerateMapForHousehold = szPicture
'Set Form1.imgTest.Picture = LoadPicture(GenerateMapForHousehold)

End function

And web service(c#) method is something like this-

using System.IO;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
public byte[] GetImage(string strFileName)
{
StreamWriter sr;
Byte sIn = new Byte();
Image MyImage;
MemoryStream MemStr = new MemoryStream();
MyImage = new Bitmap(Server.MapPath( strFileName));
MyImage.Save(MemStr, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
return MemStr.GetBuffer();
//I have 1 more function to return base64 encoded string but dont
know how to use it further.

}

Please help.
Thanks
Mohit
e mail - mo*****@hotmail.com

[Auric__]

On 12 May 2004 08:33:00 -0700, mohit wrote:

I am struggling for long time to display a GIF file on an ASP page. I
have tried to return a GIF file in few formats
from a webservice.
Webservice returns the images as MemoryStream.GetBuffer(). Its an
array of unsigned bytes.I also tried to return it
in base64 encoded format.

Learn how to crosspost. See also my response in comp.lang.basic.misc.
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