A generic error occurred in GDI+, JPEG Image to MemoryStream

Question

This seems to be a bit of an infamous error all over the web. So much so that I have been unable to find an answer to my problem as my scenario doesn\'t fit. An exception ge

Answer 1

You'll also get this exception if you try to save to an invalid path or if there's a permissions issue.

If you're not 100% sure that the file path is available and permissions are correct then try writing a to a text file. This takes just a few seconds to rule out what would be a very simple fix.

var img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(incomingStream);

// img.Save(path);
System.IO.File.WriteAllText(path, "Testing valid path & permissions.");

And don't forget to clean up your file.