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Sub Class_Globals
Dim imagebase64(4) As String
End Sub
un array di string contenente png ( binario png + encode64 )
Public Sub Initialize
imagebase64(0) = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAcAAADXCAIAAABZDtyrAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAA2klEQVR4nO3IR0oDUABF0bsOx3YJKmKP3WBP7L13xYb7H7iB+5A//2d4+DX8GL5N2C8T9tPwYYr23YR9M7yasC+GZxP2yfBoeDBh7w13hlsT9sZwbbgyYS8NF4ZzE/bMcGo4MWGPDUeGQ8OBYd+E3TPsGjqGtgm7Y9g2bJmwm4YNw7oJu2ZomaJdNawYlg1LhkXDggk7b8LOGZqGWcOMYdqEnTJhJw0TJuy4YcwU7agp2hHDsAnbMEU7ZMIOmqIdMPQb+kzYXkOPCdtt6DJ169atW7du3bp1/9s/SjJxXJG3HwUAAAAASUVORK5CYII="
imagebase64(1) = "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"
imagebase64(2) = "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"
imagebase64(3) = "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"
End Sub
La presente procedura legge la stringa, converte in binario e restituisce la picture.
Sub image( x As Int) As Bitmap
Dim b() As Byte
Dim bmp As Bitmap
Dim s As StringUtils
Dim i As InputStream
b = s.DecodeBase64(imagebase64(x))
i.InitializeFromBytesArray(b,0,b.Length)
bmp.Initialize2(i)
i.Close
Return bmp
End Sub
Molti si chiedono perchè, semplicemenete per non perdere le immagini di un progetto, le includo come codice e bona li. Ottimo per le png o jpg non importa il tipo memorizzate nel vostro database.
Esattamente il metodo che si usa nel web.