Dim conn As New MySqlConnection 
Dim cmd As New MySqlCommand 
 
Dim SQL As String 
 
Dim FileSize As UInt32 
Dim rawData() As Byte 
Dim fs As FileStream 
 
conn.ConnectionString = "server=127.0.0.1;" _ 
& "uid=root;" _ 
& "pwd=12345;" _ 
& "database=test" 
 
Try 
fs = New FileStream("c:\image.png", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read) 
FileSize = fs.Length 
 
rawData = New Byte(FileSize) {} 
fs.Read(rawData, 0, FileSize) 
fs.Close() 
 
conn.Open() 
 
SQL = "INSERT INTO file VALUES(NULL, ?FileName, ?FileSize, ?File)" 
 
cmd.Connection = conn 
cmd.CommandText = SQL 
cmd.Parameters.Add("?FileName", strFileName) 
cmd.Parameters.Add("?FileSize", FileSize) 
cmd.Parameters.Add("?File", rawData) 
 
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery() 
 
MessageBox.Show("File Inserted into database successfully!", _ 
"Success!", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk) 
 
conn.Close() 
Catch ex As Exception 
MessageBox.Show("There was an error: " & ex.Message, "Error", _ 
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error) 
End Try