form1.frm

Databasing picture files

VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form Form1 
   Caption         =   "Form1"
   ClientHeight    =   3195
   ClientLeft      =   165
   ClientTop       =   855
   ClientWidth     =   5295
   LinkTopic       =   "Form1"
   ScaleHeight     =   3195
   ScaleWidth      =   5295
   StartUpPosition =   3  'Windows Default
   Begin VB.ListBox lstPeople 
      Height          =   450
      ItemData        =   "Form1.frx":0000
      Left            =   0
      List            =   "Form1.frx":0002
      TabIndex        =   1
      Top             =   0
      Width           =   1935
   End
   Begin VB.PictureBox picPerson 
      AutoSize        =   -1  'True
      Height          =   3015
      Left            =   2040
      ScaleHeight     =   2955
      ScaleWidth      =   3075
      TabIndex        =   0
      Top             =   0
      Visible         =   0   'False
      Width           =   3135
   End
   Begin VB.Menu mnuRecord 
      Caption         =   "&Record"
      Begin VB.Menu mnuRecordAdd 
         Caption         =   "Add"
         Shortcut        =   ^A
      End
   End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "Form1"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function GetTempFileName Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempFileNameA" (ByVal lpszPath As String, ByVal lpPrefixString As String, ByVal wUnique As Long, ByVal lpTempFileName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" (ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Const MAX_PATH = 260

Private m_DBConn As ADODB.Connection

Private Const BLOCK_SIZE = 10000
' Return a temporary file name.
Private Function TemporaryFileName() As String
Dim temp_path As String
Dim temp_file As String
Dim length As Long

    ' Get the temporary file path.
    temp_path = Space$(MAX_PATH)
    length = GetTempPath(MAX_PATH, temp_path)
    temp_path = Left$(temp_path, length)

    ' Get the file name.
    temp_file = Space$(MAX_PATH)
    GetTempFileName temp_path, "per", 0, temp_file
    TemporaryFileName = Left$(temp_file, InStr(temp_file, Chr$(0)) - 1)
End Function
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim db_file As String
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset

    ' Get the database file name.
    db_file = App.Path
    If Right$(db_file, 1) <> "\" Then db_file = db_file & "\"
    db_file = db_file & "dbpict.mdb"

    ' Open the database connection.
    Set m_DBConn = New ADODB.Connection
    m_DBConn.Open _
        "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
        "Data Source=" & db_file & ";" & _
        "Persist Security Info=False"

    ' Get the list of people.
    Set rs = m_DBConn.Execute("SELECT Name FROM People ORDER BY Name", , adCmdText)
    Do While Not rs.EOF
        lstPeople.AddItem rs!Name
        rs.MoveNext
    Loop

    rs.Close
    Set rs = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Resize()
    lstPeople.Height = ScaleHeight
End Sub


' Display the clicked person.
Private Sub lstPeople_Click()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim bytes() As Byte
Dim file_name As String
Dim file_num As Integer
Dim file_length As Long
Dim num_blocks As Long
Dim left_over As Long
Dim block_num As Long
Dim hgt As Single

    picPerson.Visible = False
    Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
    DoEvents

    ' Get the record.
    Set rs = m_DBConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM People WHERE Name='" & _
        lstPeople.Text & "'", , adCmdText)
    If rs.EOF Then Exit Sub

    ' Get a temporary file name.
    file_name = TemporaryFileName()

    ' Open the file.
    file_num = FreeFile
    Open file_name For Binary As #file_num

    ' Copy the data into the file.
    file_length = rs!FileLength
    num_blocks = file_length / BLOCK_SIZE
    left_over = file_length Mod BLOCK_SIZE

    For block_num = 1 To num_blocks
        bytes() = rs!Picture.GetChunk(BLOCK_SIZE)
        Put #file_num, , bytes()
    Next block_num

    If left_over > 0 Then
        bytes() = rs!Picture.GetChunk(left_over)
        Put #file_num, , bytes()
    End If

    Close #file_num

    ' Display the picture file.
    picPerson.Picture = LoadPicture(file_name)
    picPerson.Visible = True

    Width = picPerson.Left + picPerson.Width + Width - ScaleWidth
    hgt = picPerson.Top + picPerson.Height + Height - ScaleHeight
    If hgt < 1440 Then hgt = 1440
    Height = hgt

    Kill file_name
    Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault
End Sub

Private Sub mnuRecordAdd_Click()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim person_name As String
Dim file_num As String
Dim file_length As String
Dim bytes() As Byte
Dim num_blocks As Long
Dim left_over As Long
Dim block_num As Long

    person_name = InputBox("Name")
    If Len(person_name) = 0 Then Exit Sub

    dlgPicture.Flags = _
        cdlOFNFileMustExist Or _
        cdlOFNHideReadOnly Or _
        cdlOFNExplorer
    dlgPicture.CancelError = True
    dlgPicture.Filter = "Graphics Files|*.bmp;*.ico;*.jpg;*.gif"

    On Error Resume Next
    dlgPicture.ShowOpen
    If Err.Number = cdlCancel Then
        Exit Sub
    ElseIf Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox "Error " & Format$(Err.Number) & _
            " selecting file." & vbCrLf & Err.Description
        Exit Sub
    End If

    ' Open the picture file.
    file_num = FreeFile
    Open dlgPicture.filename For Binary Access Read As #file_num

    file_length = LOF(file_num)
    If file_length > 0 Then
        num_blocks = file_length / BLOCK_SIZE
        left_over = file_length Mod BLOCK_SIZE

        Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
        rs.CursorType = adOpenKeyset
        rs.LockType = adLockOptimistic
        rs.Open "Select Name, Picture, FileLength FROM People", m_DBConn

        rs.AddNew
        rs!Name = person_name
        rs!FileLength = file_length

        ReDim bytes(BLOCK_SIZE)
        For block_num = 1 To num_blocks
            Get #file_num, , bytes()
            rs!Picture.AppendChunk bytes()
        Next block_num

        If left_over > 0 Then
            ReDim bytes(left_over)
            Get #file_num, , bytes()
            rs!Picture.AppendChunk bytes()
        End If

        rs.Update
        Close #file_num

        lstPeople.AddItem person_name
        lstPeople.Text = person_name
    End If
End Sub