unable to update profile picture using varbinary

Question

I\'m trying to update my profile picture using varbinary (SQL Server 2008). It don\'t seem to update the picture that I put in the fileupload. Below is the code I use to update

Answer 1

try this:

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//insert the file into database

string strQuery = "Update LoginRegisterOthers Set profilepic = (SELECT BULKCOLUMN FROM OPENROWSET(BULK N'"+filename+"',  SINGLE_BLOB) AS FIle_picture)  Where username = '" + username + "'";

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You can load a file directly with sql.