<code lang="VB.NET">
Imports IBM.Data.Informix

Public Class ShowPicture
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Private Sub ShowPhoto(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Read in the employee ID from the querystring
        Dim iEmployeeID
        iEmployeeID = Request.QueryString("ID")

        Dim conIfx As New IfxConnection

        'Set Informix Connection String
        conIfx.ConnectionString = "Server=yourserver;DataBase=yourdatabase;User Id=username;Host=dbhost;Protocol=onsoctcp;service=yourservice;Password=yourpassword;"

        Dim strSQL As String
        strSQL = _
                  "SELECT profile_rec.id, profile_rec.photo " & _
                  "FROM profile_rec " & _
                  "WHERE profile_rec.id='" & iEmployeeID & "'"

        Dim cmdIfx As New IfxCommand(strSQL, conIfx)

        'Open Informix Connection
        conIfx.Open()

        'Delcare Informix Data Reader
        Dim drIfx As IfxDataReader

        'Execute Informix Reader
        drIfx = cmdIfx.ExecuteReader()

        If drIfx.Read Then
            Response.ContentType = "image/jpeg"
            Response.BinaryWrite(drIfx.Item("photo"))

        End If

        'Clean up...
        drIfx.Close()
        drIfx = Nothing

        conIfx.Close()
        conIfx = Nothing

    End Sub
End Class
</code>