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developer82
developer82

Reputation: 13723

A generic error occurred in GDI+ when trying to save image downloaded with WebClient

I've been having problems with I code I wrote. What this code does is download a picture from my server and puts it inside a PDF document. I've narrowed it down to a problem with the image being downloaded.

At first, I thought it was a problem with my project so I've created a new Console Application with just that code to test it out - but that happens on it as well.

What I'm trying to do is simple - download a picture with WebClient and save it to the disk:

WebClient oWebClient = new WebClient();
byte[] oImageBytes = oWebClient.DownloadData("http://images1.ynet.co.il/PicServer3/2013/12/25/5058381/505838001000100396220.jpg");

ImageConverter oConverter = new ImageConverter();
Image oImg = (Image)oConverter.ConvertFrom(oImageBytes);

oImg.Save("d:\\temp\\1.jpg");

The image url in the example is taken from a local news site and fails as well.

The very strange thing is that on windows 7 and earlier it works. It fails on Windows8 and Windows Server 2012 with the following error:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException' occurred in System.Drawing.dll

Additional information: A generic error occurred in GDI+.

This is the StackTrace:

at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams)
at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageFormat format)
at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename)
at ConsoleApplication1.Program.Main(String[] args) in c:\Users\Ophir\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1\Program.cs:line 23
at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

I've tried searching the web, but all solutions I found didn't work in my case.

The directory that I'm trying to save to has sufficient permissions.

Anyone has any idea to why this is happening ?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 718

Answers (1)

Tony
Tony

Reputation: 7445

What about to save data as is?

byte[] oImageBytes = oWebClient.DownloadData("http://images1.ynet.co.il/PicServer3/2013/12/25/5058381/505838001000100396220.jpg");

File.WriteAllBytes("d:\\temp\\1.jpg", oImageBytes);

Upvotes: 1

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