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C# Emgucv turn off webcam

currently my program can open the webcam then dynamic capture the human face, however, I have no idea how to stop the camera because it will keep capturing the face even the windows are closed.
private static VideoCapture _cameraCapture;
public VideoSurveilance()
{
InitializeComponent();
Run();
}
void Run()
{
try
{
_cameraCapture = new VideoCapture();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
return;
}
_fgDetector = new
Emgu.CV.VideoSurveillance.BackgroundSubtractorMOG2();
_blobDetector = new CvBlobDetector();
_tracker = new CvTracks();
Application.Idle += ProcessFrame;
}
private void btnStopCamera_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_cameraCapture.Pause();//not working
_cameraCapture.Stop();//not working
_cameraCapture.Dispose();//worked but crashed due to memory issue
this.Close();
faceManipulate fm = new faceManipulate();
fm.Show();
Memory issue already solved. However, Dispose will cause the process frame Null Reference Object.
void ProcessFrame(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Mat frame = _cameraCapture.QueryFrame();
Mat smoothedFrame = new Mat();
CvInvoke.GaussianBlur(frame, smoothedFrame, new Size(3, 3), 1);
}

You already solved the issue, you should call the Dispose method.
CameraCapture implements DisposableObject, you should not have it as a static variable, instead you should keep it as a variable and dispose when you are done with it.
I saw that you said that it "worked but crashed due to memory issue", if this is still a problem post a question or comment below describing the memory issue.

I noticed this code challenge is old and not many solutions have been posted at this time. However, the provided response will not really solve the issue. I encountered the same problem and found a way around it to avoid the memory NullReferenceError. I will use my own code here for convenience, but the challenges are the same, so it applies. Pick the code section that applies to your instance.
MY OBSERVATIONS
Any Bitmap object has to be disposed (bitmap.Dispose())
properly to free the memory from overload. The natural garbage
collector seems not to pick it up at the end of its function.
The Emgu.CV.Capture _capture; object has to be disposed
(_capture.Dsipose()) as well but has to be done with boolean control to avoid a NullReference error.
public partial class Main : Form
{
bool isStreaming;
bool onCamera;
Capture _capture;
public Main()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnReset_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
onCamera = false;
isStreaming = false;
if (_capture != null) _capture.Dispose();
if (picStream.Image != null) picStream.Image = null;
if (picCapture.Image != null) picCapture.Image = null;
}
private void btnStream_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
onCamera = true;
if (_capture != null) _capture.Dispose();
_capture = new Capture();
labelStatus.Text = "Streaming...";
isStreaming = true;
StreamVideo();
Application.Idle += Streaming;
}
catch {}
}
private void Streaming(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
if(onCamera && isStreaming)
{
if (picStream.Image != null) picStream.Image = null;
var img = _capture.QueryFrame().ToImage<Bgr, byte>();
var bmp = img.Bitmap;
picStream.Image = bmp;
}
}
catch {}
}
private void btnCapture_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
onCamera = true;
CaptureImage();
labelStatus.Text = "Captured!";
if (picCapture.Image != null) picCapture.Image = null;
picCapture.Image = picStream.Image;
}
private void btnLoadCamera_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
if (!isStreaming)
{
_capture = new Capture();
StreamVideo();
pnlStatus.BackColor = Color.DimGray;
}
else
{
_capture.Dispose();
Application.Idle -= Streaming;
picStream.Visible = true;
picStream.Image = null;
picCapture.Visible = false;
picCapture.Image = null;
isStreaming = false;
pnlStatus.BackColor = Color.DimGray;
}
}
catch {}
}
}

C# textfile only contains last string written to file with StreamWriter

I'm writing a Chat Program in C# (Windows Forms Application), the solution contains to projects which both consist of one form ( see picture ). While sending messages to each other works, I'm trying to record the conversation session in a .txt file named dateTime.txt using StreamWriter. Creating the file if it does not exist yet works, but whenever I open the text file, it only contains the last string that was written to it instead of containing the whole "conversation".
Does anybody know how to fix this?
This is the code of one of the forms, but since the forms do exactly the same, the code is the same too so i'm only posting the code of one Form. Would be great if somebody knows what I have to change so the whole conversation is recorded in the text file.
namespace Assignment3Client
{
public partial class Chat : Form
{
NamedPipeClientStream clientPipe = new NamedPipeClientStream("pipe2");
NamedPipeServerStream serverPipe = new NamedPipeServerStream("pipe1");
string msg = String.Empty;
string msgStr;
string name;
byte[] ClientByte;
public Chat()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnStartChat_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Text = "Waiting for a connection....";
if (txtBoxName.Text.Length == 0)
{
MessageBox.Show("please enter a name first.");
}
else
{
name = txtBoxName.Text;
clientPipe.Connect();
serverPipe.WaitForConnection();
if (serverPipe.IsConnected)
{
this.Text = "You are connected, " + name + "!";
btnStartChat.Enabled = false;
btnSend.Enabled = true;
txtBoxMsg.Enabled = true;
txtBoxMsg.Focus();
receiveWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
}
}
}
private void btnSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
msg = "[" + name + ": " + DateTime.Now + "] " + txtBoxMsg.Text;
txtBoxChat.AppendText(msg + "\n");
FileWriter(msg);
sendWorker.RunWorkerAsync(msg); //start backgroundworker and parse msg string to the dowork method
txtBoxMsg.Clear();
txtBoxMsg.Focus();
}
private void sendWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
Byte[] msgByte = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1256").GetBytes(msg);
serverPipe.Write(msgByte, 0, msg.Length);
}
private void receiveWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
ClientByte = new Byte[1000];
int i;
for (i = 0; i < ClientByte.Length; i++)
{
ClientByte[i] = 0x20;
}
clientPipe.Read(ClientByte, 0, ClientByte.Length);
msgStr = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1256").GetString(ClientByte);
receiveWorker.ReportProgress(i, msgStr);
}
private void receiveWorker_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
if ((string)e.UserState == String.Empty)
{ MessageBox.Show("no message"); }
else
{
string message = (string)e.UserState;
txtBoxChat.AppendText(message);
FileWriter(message);
txtBoxChat.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkBlue;
txtBoxChat.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
}
}
private void receiveWorker_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
if (clientPipe.IsConnected)
{
receiveWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
}
else
{
txtBoxMsg.Enabled = false;
btnSend.Enabled = false;
MessageBox.Show("Connection lost");
}
}
private void Chat_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
txtBoxChat.BackColor = new System.Drawing.Color();
txtBoxChat.ForeColor = new System.Drawing.Color();
}
private void exitMenuStrip_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void conMenuSrip_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void errMenuStrip_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
public void FileWriter(string message)
{
string path = #"C:\Users\selin\Documents\TAFE\Term 3\dateTime.txt";
FileStream conLog;
if (!File.Exists(path))
{
conLog = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create);
}
else
{
conLog = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
}
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(conLog);
writer.WriteLine(message);
writer.AutoFlush = true;
writer.Close();
MessageBox.Show("written to file" + message);
}
}
}

in FileWriter(string message) change
conLog = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
to
conLog = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Append);

Dynamic ImageButton click event not fired

I have the following code:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
using (ImageButton _btnRemoveEmpleado = new ImageButton())
{
_btnRemoveEmpleado.ID = "btnOffice_1";
_btnRemoveEmpleado.CommandArgument = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Height = 15;
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Width = 15;
_btnRemoveEmpleado.ImageUrl = "cross-icon.png";
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Click += new ImageClickEventHandler(_btnRemoveEmpleado_Click);
this.phPartesPersonal.Controls.Add(_btnRemoveEmpleado);
}
}
void _btnRemoveEmpleado_Click(object sender, ImageClickEventArgs e)
{
try
{
string s = "";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
finally { }
}
When I click on _btnRemoveEmpleado, the postback is executed but I never reach the string s = ""; line. How could I execute the _btnRemoveEmpleado_Click code, please?

Remove the using, controls are disposed automatically by ASP.NET, they have to live until the end of the page's lifecycle. Apart from that create your dynamic control in Page_Init, then it should work.
protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ImageButton _btnRemoveEmpleado = new ImageButton();
_btnRemoveEmpleado.ID = "btnOffice_1";
_btnRemoveEmpleado.CommandArgument = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Height = 15;
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Width = 15;
_btnRemoveEmpleado.ImageUrl = "cross-icon.png";
_btnRemoveEmpleado.Click += new ImageClickEventHandler(_btnRemoveEmpleado_Click);
this.phPartesPersonal.Controls.Add(_btnRemoveEmpleado);
}

C# Backgroundworker download progress in label, get bytes in label

I've created an application that patches my game servers files.
However, I've got 3 problems which I can't solve:
When downloading a new patch, it doesn't update the progressbar instantly, but refreshes it after around 30-40 seconds
I want a label to show how much mega bytes they are downloading, and how much they have so far (for example: 122Mb/750Mb
When downloading, I want a label to show ~% of how much it has downloaded so far
I am not sure how to add number 2 and 3, and the number 1 problem just seems ridiculous, because there's nothing that indicates it should refresh after 30-40 seconds in my coding (at least as far as I know)
My backgroundWorker1_DoWork:
private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
//Defines the server's update directory
string Server = "http://localhost/dl/game-updates/";
//Defines application root
string Root = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
//Make sure version file exists
FileStream fs = null;
if (!File.Exists("version"))
{
using (fs = File.Create("version"))
{
}
using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("version"))
{
sw.Write("1.0");
}
}
//checks client version
string lclVersion;
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader("version"))
{
lclVersion = reader.ReadLine();
}
decimal localVersion = decimal.Parse(lclVersion);
//server's list of updates
XDocument serverXml = XDocument.Load(#Server + "Updates.xml");
//The Update Process
foreach (XElement update in serverXml.Descendants("update"))
{
string version = update.Element("version").Value;
string file = update.Element("file").Value;
decimal serverVersion = decimal.Parse(version);
string sUrlToReadFileFrom = Server + file;
string sFilePathToWriteFileTo = Root + file;
if (serverVersion > localVersion)
{
Uri url = new Uri(sUrlToReadFileFrom);
System.Net.HttpWebRequest request = (System.Net.HttpWebRequest)System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url);
System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = (System.Net.HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
response.Close();
Int64 iSize = response.ContentLength;
Int64 iRunningByteTotal = 0;
using (System.Net.WebClient client = new System.Net.WebClient())
{
using (System.IO.Stream streamRemote = client.OpenRead(new Uri(sUrlToReadFileFrom)))
{
using (Stream streamLocal = new FileStream(sFilePathToWriteFileTo, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
{
int iByteSize = 0;
byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[iSize];
while ((iByteSize = streamRemote.Read(byteBuffer, 0, byteBuffer.Length)) > 0)
{
streamLocal.Write(byteBuffer, 0, iByteSize);
iRunningByteTotal += iByteSize;
double dIndex = (double)(iRunningByteTotal);
double dTotal = (double)byteBuffer.Length;
double dProgressPercentage = (dIndex / dTotal);
int iProgressPercentage = (int)(dProgressPercentage * 100);
backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(iProgressPercentage);
}
streamLocal.Close();
}
streamRemote.Close();
}
}
//unzip
using (ZipFile zip = ZipFile.Read(file))
{
foreach (ZipEntry zipFiles in zip)
{
zipFiles.Extract(Root + "\\", true);
}
}
//download new version file
WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
webClient.DownloadFile(Server + "version.txt", #Root + "version");
//Delete Zip File
deleteFile(file);
}
}
}
My backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged:
private void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
label1.Text = "Downloading updates...";
}
And my backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted:
private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
settings_btn.Enabled = true;
start_btn_disabled.Enabled = false;
start_btn_disabled.Visible = false;
start_btn.Visible = true;
start_btn.Enabled = true;
progressBar1.Value = 100;
label1.Text = "Client is up to date!";
}
Also, a side note: I'm also having a bit problems of updating labels in backgroundWorker2_DoWork?
Any ideas?

Here's some working code which updates a label on Form1 using the BackgroundWorker.
Create a new Windows Form project and drop it in your code and it'll work.
It's super ugly, but it works.
After that, just plug your code into the DoWork method and calculate your value and send to ReportProgress.
Keep in mind that the work done in DoWork method is the actual Background Thread.
That means that in that method (DoWork) you cannot access UI (form) elements because they are on the UI thread.
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
backgroundWorker1.DoWork += backgroundWorker1_DoWork;
backgroundWorker1.ProgressChanged += backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged;
backgroundWorker1.WorkerReportsProgress = true;
backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerCompleted += backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted;
}
void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
button1.Enabled = true;
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
button1.Enabled = false;
backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();
}
void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
label1.Text = e.ProgressPercentage.ToString();
}
void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
FakeCountingWork();
}
private void FakeCountingWork()
{
int totalNumber = 100;
int progressCounter = 0;
while (progressCounter < totalNumber)
{
int fakecounter = 0;
for (int x = 0; x < 100000000; x++)
{
fakecounter++;
}
progressCounter++;
backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(progressCounter);
}
}
}
################################## EDITED TO ADD OTHER FUNCTIONALITY
Okay, here's how you can implement a label which displays the number of bytes downloaded so far.
Add a second label named label2 to your form.
Next alter the following methods from my previous example.
Here we are going to use the UserState to pass an extra value to the ProgressChanged Event. It's very simple. You can see that I'm generating a random number and it will now appear in Label2. This is where you could show your number of bytes.
void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
label1.Text = e.ProgressPercentage.ToString();
label2.Text = e.UserState.ToString();
}
private void FakeCountingWork()
{
int totalNumber = 100;
int progressCounter = 0;
Random rnd = new Random();
while (progressCounter < totalNumber)
{
int fakecounter = 0;
for (int x = 0; x < 100000000; x++)
{
fakecounter++;
}
progressCounter++;
updateValue = rnd.Next();
backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(progressCounter,updateValue);
}
}

I would imagine this is because you are trying to update UI objects on a different thread. HAve you tried using the Dispatcher if using wpf? https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.threading.dispatcher.invoke(v=vs.110).aspx
or Invoke if using Winforms? https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-ca/library/zyzhdc6b(v=vs.85).aspx
Edit:
As #daylight pointed out to be, the UI was being updated in the progresschanged event, which executes on the thread which created the background worker, therefore there shouldn't be an issue regarding threading. See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ka89zff4(v=vs.110).aspx for more info

How can I save the path of an image in OpenFileDialog to a string?

I am currently working on a small DB project in which I have tried implementing a browser for image so that they can be saved for each player accordingly.
I am particularly struggling with wring the path of the image to a string, and the storing that string into the arraylist which will then be used to load the file by using the path stored in that arraylist. As you see in the code I have tried to assign the OpenFd.FileName to a string called pathToImage but it doesn't work, the string remains empty after a quick debug check using MessageBox.Show(pathToImage)
Can anyone help me?
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
namespace Assignment1_Template2
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
// =======================The data Structure ===========================
// ========Uses [SERIALIZABLE] to allow simple loading/saving ==========
[Serializable]
private struct myStruct
{ // The "constructor". Fills data structure with default values
public myStruct(int playerId)
{
uniquePlayerId = new int[playerId];
playerIgName = "";
contactStreet = "";
contactTown = "";
contactPostcode = "";
contactEmail = "";
contactTelephone = "";
imagePath = "";
for (int i = 0; i < playerId; ++i) uniquePlayerId[i] = 0;
}
// The data types of the struct
public int[] uniquePlayerId;
public string playerIgName;
public string contactStreet;
public string contactTown;
public string contactPostcode;
public string contactEmail;
public string contactTelephone;
public string imagePath;
}
// ================== End of data Structure definition ===================
// =======================================================================
// ================ Global Variables used in the Program =================
private ArrayList dataList; // This is the main data collection
private int currentEntryShown = 0; // current myStruct on display
private int numberOfEntries = 0; // total number of myStructs
private string filename = "C:\\test.dat"; // path of the file being read in
public string pathToImage = "";
public string pathToImagePlaceholder = "";
// =======================================================================
// ================== STARTING POINT FOR THE PROGRAM =====================
public Form1()
{
// Brings up the window.
InitializeComponent();
// Create the ArrayList
dataList = new ArrayList();
// Call methods implemented below
LoadData();
ShowData();
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
// =========================================================================
// =================== END OF STARTING POINT FOR PROGRAM ===================
// ========= All further events are now triggered by user actions ==========
// =========================================================================
// =========================================================================
// ========================= BUTTON ACTION HANDLERS ========================
// =========================================================================
private void showPreviousBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
--currentEntryShown;
ShowData();
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
private void showNextBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
++currentEntryShown;
if (currentEntryShown != dataList.Count)
{
ShowData();
}
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
private void addNewPlayerBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
++numberOfEntries; // "Add" clicked: we need to create one more entry
currentEntryShown = numberOfEntries - 1; // scroll to an empty record at the end
// Create a new data structure, its constructor will fill it with default values
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
dataList.Add(aNewStruct); // add the frshly created struct to the ArrayList
ShowData(); // display
addNewPlayerBtn.Enabled = true; // can't do this again before saving
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
private void SaveBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SaveData(); // Call the Save() method implemented below
addNewPlayerBtn.Enabled = true; // After saving we can add another new record
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus(); // Set 'Next' and 'Previous' button appearance
}
// =========================================================================
// =========================================================================
// ================ HANDLE DATA CHANGES BY USER ============================
// =========================================================================
// If the text box string is changed by the user, update
private void playerIdBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.uniquePlayerId[0] = Convert.ToInt32(playerIdBox.Text);
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void playerIgNameBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.playerIgName = playerIgNameBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void contactStreetBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.contactStreet = contactStreetBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void contactTownBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.contactTown = contactTownBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void contactPostcodeBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.contactPostcode = contactPostcodeBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void contactEmailBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.contactEmail = contactEmailBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
private void contactTelephoneBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.contactTelephone = contactTelephoneBox.Text;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
// =========================================================================
// ================= HELPER METHODS FOR DISPLAYING DATA ====================
// =========================================================================
private void ShowData()
{
playerIdBox.Text = ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).uniquePlayerId[0].ToString();
playerIgNameBox.Text = ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).playerIgName;
contactStreetBox.Text = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).contactStreet;
contactTownBox.Text = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).contactTown;
contactPostcodeBox.Text = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).contactPostcode;
contactEmailBox.Text = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).contactEmail;
contactTelephoneBox.Text = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).contactTelephone;
pathToImagePlaceholder = "" + ((myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown]).imagePath;
MessageBox.Show(pathToImagePlaceholder);
try
{
playerPictureBox.Image = Image.FromFile(pathToImagePlaceholder);
}
catch
{
return;
}
}
private void UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus()
{
if (currentEntryShown > 0) showPreviousBtn.Enabled = true;
else showPreviousBtn.Enabled = false;
if (currentEntryShown < (numberOfEntries - 1)) showNextBtn.Enabled = true;
else showNextBtn.Enabled = false;
label1.Text = "Player ID";
label3.Text = (currentEntryShown + 1) + " / " + numberOfEntries;
}
// =========================================================================
// =========================================================================
// =============== HELPER METHODS FOR LOADING AND SAVING ===================
// =========================================================================
private void SaveData()
{
try
{
FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
try
{
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
bf.Serialize(fs, dataList);
MessageBox.Show("Data saved to " + filename, "FILE SAVE OK", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Could not serialise to " + filename,
"FILE SAVING PROBLEM", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
}
fs.Close();
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Could not open " + filename +
" for saving.\nNo access rights to the folder, perhaps?",
"FILE SAVING PROBLEM", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
}
}
private void LoadData()
{
try
{
FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
try
{
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
dataList = (ArrayList)bf.Deserialize(fs);
currentEntryShown = 0;
numberOfEntries = dataList.Count;
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("Could not de-serialise from " + filename +
"\nThis usually happens after you changed the data structure.\nDelete the data file and re-start program\n\nClick 'OK' to close the program",
"FILE LOADING PROBLEM", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
fs.Close(); // close file
Environment.Exit(1); // crash out
}
fs.Close();
}
catch
{
if (MessageBox.Show("Could not open " + filename + " for loading.\nFile might not exist yet.\n(This would be normal at first start)\n\nCreate a default data file?",
"FILE LOADING PROBLEM", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation) == DialogResult.Yes)
{
// No data exist yet. Create a first entry
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
dataList.Add(aNewStruct);
numberOfEntries = 1;
currentEntryShown = 0;
}
}
}
// =========================================================================
// =========================================================================
// ====================== HELPER METHODS FOR SORTING =======================
// =========================================================================
// This function will sort by player name by using the PlayerNameComparer below
private void sortToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dataList.Sort(new PlayerNameComparer());
currentEntryShown = 0;
ShowData();
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
// Overriding (= overwriting) the default IComparer
public class PlayerNameComparer : IComparer
{
public int Compare(object x, object y)
{
return ((myStruct)x).playerIgName.CompareTo(((myStruct)y).playerIgName);
}
}
private void saveButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SaveData();
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
private void deletePlayerBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dataList.RemoveAt(currentEntryShown);
SaveData();
if (currentEntryShown != dataList.Count)
{
ShowData();
}
UpdatePrevNextBtnStatus();
}
private void searchToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form searchForm = new Form1();
searchForm.Show();
}
private void uploadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
OpenFileDialog OpenFd = new OpenFileDialog();
pathToImage = OpenFd.FileName;
OpenFd.Filter = "Images only. |*.jpeg; *.jpg; *.png; *.gif;";
DialogResult rd = OpenFd.ShowDialog();
if (rd == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
playerPictureBox.Image = Image.FromFile(OpenFd.FileName);
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.imagePath = pathToImage;
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
// save the FileName to a string.
}
MessageBox.Show(pathToImage);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ex.Message);
}
}
}
}

Set pathToImage after the ShowDIalog has completed, not before:
DialogResult rd = OpenFd.ShowDialog();
if (rd == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
pathToImage = OpenFd.FileName; ...

I could be wrong because reading all that wall of code requires too much time, but your last method should be
private void uploadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
OpenFileDialog OpenFd = new OpenFileDialog();
// REMOVED HERE .... pathToImage = OpenFd.FileName
OpenFd.Filter = "Images only. |*.jpeg; *.jpg; *.png; *.gif;";
DialogResult rd = OpenFd.ShowDialog();
if (rd == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
playerPictureBox.Image = Image.FromFile(OpenFd.FileName);
myStruct aNewStruct = new myStruct(5);
aNewStruct = (myStruct)dataList[currentEntryShown];
aNewStruct.imagePath = OpenFd.FileName; // Changed this line...
dataList[currentEntryShown] = aNewStruct;
}
// no much sense this here if the user cancel the dialogbox
// MessageBox.Show(pathToImage);
}