displaying url image in picturebox .NET CF

Question

hi,
I am trying to develop an application using C#.
The problem i am facing is i am unable to display an url image in picturebox.
each time i try , m_bmpdata = null.... i can retrieve the url image height, width etc but the pict is not displaying. below is the code i m trying. Any help or hint will be very helpful. I been trying for the past 2 days.

                   HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(thumbnail.Url);
                   request.Timeout = 5000; // 5 seconds in milliseconds
                   request.ReadWriteTimeout = 20000; // allow up to 20 seconds to elapse
                   HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
                   Stream ms = response.GetResponseStream();
                   using (MemoryStream ms2 = new MemoryStream())
                    {
                        int bytes = 0;
                        byte[] temp = new byte[4096];
                        while ((bytes = ms.Read(temp, 0, temp.Length)) != 0)
                        ms2.Write(temp, 0, bytes);
                        test = new Bitmap(ms2);
                        //response.BinaryWrite(ms2.ToArray());
                    }
                    pictureBox2.Height = test.Height;
                    pictureBox2.Width = test.Width;
                    pictureBox2.Image = test;

thank you very much for any help... a big thanks in advance.. if there is any better do inform me... thank you thank you

senthil kumar · Answer

Hi Mr.Billa, Thanks for the reply but i m unsure on how to do it. Should i invoke Image.fromStream only.. Any sample code.. Sorry coz i am still new to C#. Thank you..

Master Billa · Answer

Hi Yes you need use the P/Invoke to this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile/IPhoneUI.aspx thank you

senthil kumar · Answer

hi Roei Bar, appreciate the help but as far as i know "Image.FromStream" is not supported by .NET CF right? i have come across that code before bu ti was unable to use it as it was not supported by .NET CF. Please let me know if I am wrong. Thank you very much again.

Roei Bar · Answer

here is the code you requested: private Image GetImageFromURL(string strURL) { Image retVal = null; try { HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(strURL); request.Timeout = 5000; // 5 seconds in milliseconds request.ReadWriteTimeout = 20000; // allow up to 20 seconds to elapse // execute the request HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse) request.GetResponse(); retVal = Image.FromStream(streamThreadStream); } catch(Exception) { retVal = null; } return retVal; } Image retVal = GetImageFromURL("http://"); pictureBox2.Height = retVal.Height; pictureBox2.Width = retVal.Width; pictureBox2.Image = retval;