ASP text to image

I have a problem of creating a dynamic image which will be real time updated and will show the number of visits to the site, with a logo,

I dont want to have a frame there.

How can I convert the HTML structure of the banner to an image? is it possible to do that without using any DLLs etc?

 

Make a handler called ImageLabel.ashx (this is just a sample of one, untested):

<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="ImageLabel" %>

using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Web;

public class NumberImage : IHttpHandler
{

    public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
    {
        context.Response.ContentType = "image/gif";

        Size sz = new Size(200, 30);
        using (Image img = new Bitmap(sz.Width, sz.Height))
        using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(img))
        {
            g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, 0, 0, sz.Width, sz.Height);
            g.DrawString(
                context.Request.QueryString["str"],
                new Font("Arial", 18),
                Brushes.Blue,
                new RectangleF(Point.Empty, img.Size));
            img.Save(context.Response.OutputStream, ImageFormat.Gif);
        }
    }

    public bool IsReusable
    {
        get { return true; }
    }

}

Code (markup):

Reference it like this:

ImageLabel.ashx?str=Text+to+write

Code (markup):

 

Thanks benjymouse

but the code doesn't work on my local PC, haven't tried on my web server, but there shouldn't be any difference between the two PCs.

I know there is a way with PHP, but haven't found the solution for ASP