Problem Binding Entity Framework Images to GridView

Question

Hi I'm trying to bind the product pictures to my gridview but nothing shows up... Here's the code:

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Using ProductsCtx As New CAJFBLL.ProductEntities

        Dim Produtos = (From P In ProductsCtx.produto _
                       Join C In ProductsCtx.categoria On C.id Equals P.categoria_1.id _
                       Join F In ProductsCtx.FotosSet On F.produto.id Equals P.id _
                       Select New With {.idProduto = P.id, .Foto = P.produtos_fotos, .NomeProduto = P.nome, .Preco = P.precoActual}).ToList


        gvProdutos.DataSource = Produtos
        gvProdutos.DataBind()


    End Using

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Already tried with auto generate columns but no dice... Any idea?Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

That will only work if the P.produtos_fotos is text representing the URL of the image and you are binding to that ImageUrl property of an Image control or similar. If P.produtos_fotos is the actual binary representation of the photo then it is more dificult to do the binding and you need to show the code where you bind the data.