Friend Shared Function GetImageBytesFromOLEField(ByVal oleFieldBytes() As Byte)

As Byte()

Dim BITMAP_ID_BLOCK As String = "BM"

Dim JPG_ID_BLOCK As String = ChrW(&HFF).ToString() & ChrW(&HD8).ToString() &
ChrW(&HFF).ToString()
Dim PNG_ID_BLOCK As String = ChrW(&H89).ToString() & "PNG" & vbCrLf &
ChrW(&H1A).ToString() & vbLf
Dim GIF_ID_BLOCK As String = "GIF8"
Dim TIFF_ID_BLOCK As String = "II*" & ChrW(&H0).ToString()

Dim imageBytes() As Byte

' Get a UTF7 Encoded string version

Dim u7 As System.Text.Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF7
Dim strTemp As String = u7.GetString(oleFieldBytes)
Dim st2 As String = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(oleFieldBytes)
' Get the first 300 characters from the string
Dim strVTemp As String = strTemp.Substring(0, 300)

' Search for the block

Dim iPos As Integer = -1
If strVTemp.IndexOf(BITMAP_ID_BLOCK) <> -1 Then
iPos = strVTemp.IndexOf(BITMAP_ID_BLOCK)
ElseIf strVTemp.IndexOf(JPG_ID_BLOCK) <> -1 Then
iPos = strVTemp.IndexOf(JPG_ID_BLOCK)
ElseIf strVTemp.IndexOf(PNG_ID_BLOCK) <> -1 Then
iPos = strVTemp.IndexOf(PNG_ID_BLOCK)
ElseIf strVTemp.IndexOf(GIF_ID_BLOCK) <> -1 Then
iPos = strVTemp.IndexOf(GIF_ID_BLOCK)
ElseIf strVTemp.IndexOf(TIFF_ID_BLOCK) <> -1 Then
iPos = strVTemp.IndexOf(TIFF_ID_BLOCK)
Else
Throw New Exception("Unable to determine header size for the OLE Object")
End If

' From the position above get the new image

If iPos = -1 Then
Throw New Exception("Unable to determine header size for the OLE Object")
End If

imageBytes = New Byte(CInt(oleFieldBytes.LongLength - iPos - 1)) {}

Array.ConstrainedCopy(oleFieldBytes, iPos, imageBytes, 0,
oleFieldBytes.Length - iPos)

Return imageBytes

End Function