[sql] Insert Picture into SQL Server 2005 Image Field using only SQL

Using SQL Server 2005 and Management Studio how do I insert a picture into an Image type column of a table?

Most importantly how do I verify if it is there?

For updating a record:

 UPDATE Employees SET [Photo] = (SELECT
 MyImage.* from Openrowset(Bulk
 'C:\photo.bmp', Single_Blob) MyImage)
 where Id = 10

Notes:

• Make sure to add the 'BULKADMIN' Role Permissions for the login you are using.
• Paths are not pointing to your computer when using SQL Server Management Studio. If you start SSMS on your local machine and connect to a SQL Server instance on server X, the file C:\photo.bmp will point to hard drive C: on server X, not your machine!

Create Table:

Create Table EmployeeProfile ( 
    EmpId int, 
    EmpName varchar(50) not null, 
    EmpPhoto varbinary(max) not null ) 
Go

Insert statement:

Insert EmployeeProfile 
   (EmpId, EmpName, EmpPhoto) 
   Select 1001, 'Vadivel', BulkColumn 
   from Openrowset( Bulk 'C:\Image1.jpg', Single_Blob) as EmployeePicture

This Sql Query Working Fine.

I achieved the goal where I have multiple images to insert in the DB as

INSERT INTO [dbo].[User]
           ([Name]
           ,[Image1]
           ,[Age]
           ,[Image2]
           ,[GroupId]
           ,[GroupName])
           VALUES
           ('Umar'
           , (SELECT BulkColumn 
            FROM Openrowset( Bulk 'path-to-file.jpg', Single_Blob) as Image1)
           ,26
           ,(SELECT BulkColumn 
            FROM Openrowset( Bulk 'path-to-file.jpg', Single_Blob) as Image2)
            ,'Group123'
           ,'GroupABC')

For updating a record:

 UPDATE Employees SET [Photo] = (SELECT
 MyImage.* from Openrowset(Bulk
 'C:\photo.bmp', Single_Blob) MyImage)
 where Id = 10

Notes:

• Make sure to add the 'BULKADMIN' Role Permissions for the login you are using.
• Paths are not pointing to your computer when using SQL Server Management Studio. If you start SSMS on your local machine and connect to a SQL Server instance on server X, the file C:\photo.bmp will point to hard drive C: on server X, not your machine!

Create Table:

Create Table EmployeeProfile ( 
    EmpId int, 
    EmpName varchar(50) not null, 
    EmpPhoto varbinary(max) not null ) 
Go

Insert statement:

Insert EmployeeProfile 
   (EmpId, EmpName, EmpPhoto) 
   Select 1001, 'Vadivel', BulkColumn 
   from Openrowset( Bulk 'C:\Image1.jpg', Single_Blob) as EmployeePicture

This Sql Query Working Fine.

I achieved the goal where I have multiple images to insert in the DB as

INSERT INTO [dbo].[User]
           ([Name]
           ,[Image1]
           ,[Age]
           ,[Image2]
           ,[GroupId]
           ,[GroupName])
           VALUES
           ('Umar'
           , (SELECT BulkColumn 
            FROM Openrowset( Bulk 'path-to-file.jpg', Single_Blob) as Image1)
           ,26
           ,(SELECT BulkColumn 
            FROM Openrowset( Bulk 'path-to-file.jpg', Single_Blob) as Image2)
            ,'Group123'
           ,'GroupABC')