problem with Display databound images in page header

Hi all,
I have a problem in displaying databound images in page header.
I have done as is stated in the below article.
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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159677(en-us,VS.90).aspx
Adding a Databound Image to a Header or Footer
You can use image data stored in a database in a header or footer. However, you cannot reference database fields from the Image control directly. Instead, you must add a text box in the body of the report and then set the text box to the data field that contains the image (note that the value must be base64 encoded). You can hide the text box in the body of the report to avoid showing the base64 encoded image. Then, you can reference the value of the hidden text box from the Image control in the page header or footer.
For example, suppose you have a report that consists of product information pages. In the header of each page, you want to display a photograph of the product. To print a stored image in the report header, define a hidden text box named TXT_Photo in the body of the report that retrieves the image from the database and use an expression to give it a value:
=System.Convert.ToBase64String(Fields!Photo.Value)
In the header, add an Image control which uses the TXT_Photo text box, decoded to show the image:
=System.Convert.FromBase64String(ReportItems!TXT_Photo.Value)

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but I am not getting the image.
The error message displayed is like this
[rsInvalidExpressionDataType] The Value expression used in image ‘image2’ returned a data type that is not valid.
Can any one help me in this regard.
Thanks in advance.
Ramesh

What's the image source type of the image reportitem? Is it set to "Database"?

-- Robert

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If the image was saved to the database via MS Access, the solution is here: http://forums.devarticles.com/microsoft-sql-server-5/displaying-image-fields-in-reporting-services-11844.html . In brief, as it states, instead of utilizing the hidden text box and Base64 strings, simply use this piece of code to set the Value property of your RS image control:

=System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(Mid(System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(Fields!Picture.Value),XXX))

For English use XXX = 79
For Spanish use XXX = 89

(The image control should still have its Source property set to Database.)

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u can do that with the help of parameters

1) add a calculated field in dataset named imagebase64 in that add the following expression

Convert.ToBase64String(Fields!Photo.value)

2)Add report Parameter named image

set the datatype as string.