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Copy blob from stream

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Posted on by AntonioTorre 574

I have a blob field (subtype bmp). I know this is going to be deprecated by media field type, but I still need it for display a picture in a repeater without using a brick view.

My question is how do I write this blob field with a stream. I mean, in a secondary table I have this blob field and when I link this table with an item no. I want to copy the picture of that item into this blob field.  This is my code (inspired in a blog from Stefano Demiliani) but I must be doing something wrong, since picture does not show up.

local procedure loadMainPicture(sku: Code[20])
    var
        item: Record Item;
        media: Record "Tenant Media";
        instr: InStream;
        outstr: OutStream;
        temblob: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
  
    begin
        item.get(sku);
        if item.Picture.Count = 0 then exit;
        media.get(item.Picture.Item(1));
        media.Content.CreateInStream(instr);
        temblob.CreateInStream(instr);
        temblob.CreateOutStream(outstr);
        "Main Picture".CreateOutStream(outstr);
        Modify;
    end;
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  • Ethan-Sorenson Profile Picture
    Ethan-Sorenson 225 on at

    Astur,

    It looks like you are really close, you just need to use CalcFields to actually retrieve the content.

    I didn't test this, but it should look something like this.

    local procedure loadMainPicture(sku: Code[20])

       var
           item: Record Item;
           media: Record "Tenant Media";
           instr: InStream;
           outstr: OutStream;
           temblob: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
           index: Integer;
       begin
           if item.Picture.Count = 0 then exit;
           for index := 1 to Picture.COUNT do begin
               if media.Get(Picture.Item(index)) then begin
                   media.CalcFields(Content);
                   if media.Content.HasValue() then begin
                       media.Content.CreateInStream(instr);
                       temblob.CreateInStream(instr);
                       temblob.CreateOutStream(outstr);
                       "Main Picture".CreateOutStream(outstr);
                       Modify;
                   end;
               end;
           end;
  • Genie Cetas Profile Picture
    Genie Cetas 472 on at

    Hi Asture,

    Normally to read the blob field we have to use the CALCFIELD method and we can use COPYSTREAM method for copy blob from stream. Here I have made some changes in your snippet please refer that.

    local procedure loadMainPicture(sku: Code[20])

       var

           item: Record Item;

           media: Record "Tenant Media";

           instr: InStream;

           outstr: OutStream;

           temblob: Codeunit "Temp Blob";

       begin

           item.get(sku);

           if item.Picture.Count = 0 then exit;

           media.get(item.Picture.Item(1));

    media.CalcFields(Content);

           if media.Content.HasValue() then begin

              media.Content.CreateInStream(instr);

              "Main Picture".CreateOutStream(outstr);

      COPYSTREAM(outstr,instr);

              Modify;

          End

    End

    I hope the information helps you identify the source of the issue.

  • AntonioTorre Profile Picture
    AntonioTorre 574 on at

    I have tried that code and still dont work. Maybe I am missing something.

  • AntonioTorre Profile Picture
    AntonioTorre 574 on at

    This is not working since outstr is not initialize. Even I have initialized it, still does not work. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but, have you checked your code? and is it working fine?

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    AntonioTorre 574 on at

    I finally got the solution. Sometimes we love to make things harder that what they really are.

    If you need to copy one blob to another blob, just do the following:

    destinationtable.blobfield := sourcetable.blobfield;

    et voilá!

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