error comming at insert stmt

assume connection is established and photo cloumn as data type as image in sql table.

str_insert ="INSERT INTO SIS_TeachingStaff VALUES('TSMT2','V.RAJANIKANTH','LECTURER','TEACHING STAFF','Msc(Maths)','" & Emp_pic.Image &"' "

cmd =New SqlCommand(str_insert, conn)

cmd.Connection = conn

cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

Error at insert stmt: Operator '&' is not defined for types 'string' and 'system.drawing.image'

Hi

")" is missed at the end .Try this:

str_insert ="INSERT INTO SIS_TeachingStaff VALUES('TSMT2','V.RAJANIKANTH','LECTURER','TEACHING STAFF','Msc(Maths)','" & Emp_pic.Image &"') "