Obtaining Width and Height for an Image

Determining Image Properties through ASP by Mike Shaffer - 5/3/2000
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> I guess by specifying the "width" and "height" of the

image in the HTML should solve the problem. However, I do
not want to store the width and height of each image in
the database. (There are too many of them!) Is there any
function I can use in my ASP page to obtain the width and
height of an image?

Well, if you use a script to store these elements in your database *once*,
you will avoid (at the cost of 8 bytes per row).

I would seriously consider storing the data in the database, rather than
using that processing *every* time you load the image.

See the bottom half of http://www.aspfaq.com/2170

I've used a little DLL called 'BitmapLibrary' to do this and it works a
treat.

http://www.internext.co.za/stefan/bitmapsize/

Chris.

"Sharlet" <nospam@pleas e> wrote in message
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I am having a problem here. I have an ASP page which
displays different images according to the querystring and
the images are all of different sizes. However, in some
browsers the image overlaps with the text next to it
occasionally.

I guess by specifying the "width" and "height" of the
image in the HTML should solve the problem. However, I do
not want to store the width and height of each image in
the database. (There are too many of them!) Is there any
function I can use in my ASP page to obtain the width and
height of an image?

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thanks all for your suggestions. You learn something new
every day. I thought there might be an easier solution
such as a built-in function to do that. I guess in that
case I'd better put them all in the database. (*sign*)

Why not code it so that it updates the database itself the first time you
request an image?

Best of both worlds! Add new images to your hearts content and just watch
the database populate itself as the web runs.

Chris.

"Sharlet" <nospam@pleas e> wrote in message
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Thanks all for your suggestions. You learn something new
every day. I thought there might be an easier solution
such as a built-in function to do that. I guess in that
case I'd better put them all in the database. (*sign*)