Problem with saving and retriving an Image

I have a very simple app here. It pulls a users picture from AD, saves it and then displayes it as an asp:Image. The program runs perfectly in the IDE but fails after I publish it and try to browse to it. Here's the code and the error.

Default.aspx code.

Code:

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<%@ Page Title="Home Page" Language="vb" MasterPageFile="~/Site.Master" AutoEventWireup="false"
    CodeBehind="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="WebApplication3._Default" %>

<asp:Content ID="HeaderContent" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="HeadContent">
 
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="BodyContent" runat="server" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent">
    <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Width="247px"></asp:TextBox>
    <br />
    <br />
&nbsp;<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" />
    <p>
        <asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" Height="131px" Width="127px" />
    </p>
    </asp:Content>

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Code Behind: Default.aspx.vb

Code:

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Option Strict On
Imports System.DirectoryServices
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing
Public Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    Dim sSavePath As String = Nothing

    Protected Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim strCN As String = TextBox1.Text
        Using Root As New DirectoryEntry 'Establish connection to current loged on users Active Directory
            Using Searcher As New DirectorySearcher(Root) 'Start at the top               
                Searcher.Filter = "(&(objectCategory=user)(cn=" & strCN & "))"
                Searcher.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree 'Start at the top and keep drilling down
                Searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("thumbnailPhoto") 'Load picture
                Dim User = Searcher.FindOne 'Users contains our searh results

                If User.Properties.Contains("thumbnailPhoto") Then '<--This makes sure the property actually exists and has a value
                    Dim bytBLOBData() As Byte = CType((User.Properties("thumbnailPhoto")(0)), Byte()) '<-- we need to use 0 here because this attribute only has one value
                    Using stmBLOBData As New MemoryStream(bytBLOBData) 'Create new memory stream.
                        Dim TempImg As System.Drawing.Image
                        TempImg = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(stmBLOBData) 'Load image from stream
                        TempImg.Save(Server.MapPath("~/Images") + "\TempImg.jpg") 'save image to disk
                        TempImg.Dispose()
                        Image1.ImageUrl = ("~/Images/TempImg.jpg")
                        Image1.AlternateText = "Users Picture"
                    End Using
                Else
                    Image1 = Nothing
                    Image1.AlternateText = "NoPicture"
                End If
            End Using
        End Using
    End Sub
End Class

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ERROR:

Code:

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Server Error in '/WebSite' Application.
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A generic error occurred in GDI+.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException: A generic error occurred in GDI+.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. 

Stack Trace:


[ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.]
  System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams) +800473
  WebApplication3._Default.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Robert.Kirchhof.000\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\WebApplication3\WebApplication3\Default.aspx.vb:23
  System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +154
  System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3707

 


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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.237

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What am I doing wrong?

Are you sure the account the Application Pool is running under has write access to the directory you are trying to save to?

Very goog question. How do I even know where that is? When I browse to the foldder the wbsite is in the Images folder dosen't even exist. The path visual studio gives me for the folder (within the IDE) is "C:\Users\Robert.Kirchhof.000\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\WebApplication3\WebApplication3\Images" Do I have to create a virtual folder and point it there or should I create the Images folder under the websites root folder?

Personally I would create an Images file right under the root in your project. Where is this deployed to? Something internal to your company or a hosting company?

How do I determine the account the application pool is running under?

ApplicationPoolIdentity is the best I can figure.

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Originally Posted by RKirchhof

How do I determine the account the application pool is running under?

ApplicationPoolIdentity is the best I can figure.

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That's the one. I think it defaults to the Network Service account, or you can explicitly assign it to one of your own.

Between the path and the permissions that did it! Thanks.

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Originally Posted by RKirchhof

Between the path and the permissions that did it! Thanks.

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No problem. If it is good to go mark the thread resolved. :D

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Originally Posted by SeanGrebey

No problem. If it is good to go mark the thread resolved. :D

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Agreed, can you please remember to do this?

Thanks

Gary