Displaying De-Serialized Images in Reports

PREFACE:
I have a field in my SQL Server database that is called "Ink" and is Text as
the datatype.
I have put into this field a Base64 String which represents serialized
digital ink collected on a Tablet PC.
I wrote a small piece of Custom Code in the Report to de-serialize the ink
and transform it into System.Drawing.Bitmap, but it does not render in the
report.
QUESTION
Is it possible to display images in a report from a function that returns a
data type of System.Drawing.Bitmap?
If not, can I ask how you are planning to implement digital INK support in
databases?
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Shawn Nanto
Leszynski Group, Inc.
Bellevue, WAImages can be directly displayed when they are returned as Base64 encoded
byte array. The image type has to be "Database" and you must set the
MimeType to the correct image format.
Note: System.Drawing.Bitmap is not supported.
The relevant section in the RDL file would look similar to this:
<Image>
<MIMEType>image/bmp</MIMEType>
<Source>Database</Source>
<Value>=Fields!InkImage.Value</Value>
...
</Image>
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"Shawn Nanto" <ShawnNanto@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> PREFACE:
> I have a field in my SQL Server database that is called "Ink" and is Text
as
> the datatype.
> I have put into this field a Base64 String which represents serialized
> digital ink collected on a Tablet PC.
> I wrote a small piece of Custom Code in the Report to de-serialize the ink
> and transform it into System.Drawing.Bitmap, but it does not render in the
> report.
> QUESTION
> Is it possible to display images in a report from a function that returns
a
> data type of System.Drawing.Bitmap?
> If not, can I ask how you are planning to implement digital INK support in
> databases?
>
> --
> Shawn Nanto
> Leszynski Group, Inc.
> Bellevue, WA