<asp:FileUpload ID="FileUpload1" runat="server" />
     <asp:Button ID="btnSubmit" runat="server" Text="Submit" />

  Protected Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click
	Dim imgSize As Int64
        Dim imgType As String
        Dim imgStream As Stream

        'Get the Size of the Image
        imgSize = FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentLength

        'Get type of Image
        imgType = FileUpload1.PostedFile.ContentType

        'Get image Stream
        imgStream = FileUpload1.PostedFile.InputStream
        
        '1 dimensional array of byte
        Dim ImageContent(imgSize) As Byte 
        
        'Read Image stream
        imgStream.Read(ImageContent, 0, imgSize)

        'Insert image name,image type and image in database.
        con = New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("conString").ConnectionString)
        cmd = New SqlCommand()

        cmd.Connection = con
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text
        cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO [tblImage] ([imgName],[imgType],[image]) VALUES (@imgName,@imgType,@image)"

        cmd.Parameters.Add("@imgName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = FileUpload1.FileName
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@imgType", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = imgType
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@image", SqlDbType.Image).Value = ImageContent

        Try
            con.Open()
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
            con.Close()

        Catch ex As SqlException
            Response.Write("Error: " & ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub