Trying to fetch image via URL Perl/Tk

Muskovitz has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hey guys i am trying to fetch an IMAGE using URL in Perl/tk but it cant read it heres my line of code.

use Tk;
require Tk::Photo;
require Tk::JPEG;  

my $mw=new MainWindow;
my $image="http://example.com/background.jpg";
my $shot=$mw->Photo(-file=>"$image",-format=>'jpeg');
$mw->Label(-image=>$shot)->pack;
MainLoop;
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FAILED! but if you remove the link, cool! Not to mention i am new here!

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Re: Trying to fetch image via URL Perl/Tk by Loops (Curate) on Nov 19, 2014 at 17:53 UTC
Hi, welcome to the monastery. Tk::Photo doesn't handle downloading images from a URL. However combined with a pair of additional modules, you can do it yourself: `use Tk; use Tk::Photo; use Tk::JPEG; use LWP::Simple; use MIME::Base64 qw(encode_base64); my $mw=new MainWindow; my $data = encode_base64 get('http://tinyurl.com/oyzuyjt'); my $shot=$mw->Photo(-data=>$data,-format=>'jpeg'); $mw->Label(-image=>$shot)->pack; MainLoop;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Trying to fetch image via URL Perl/Tk by jellisii2 (Hermit) on Nov 19, 2014 at 12:54 UTC
Can TK make the http connection and grab the actual file? I ask in ignorance.	[reply]
Re^2: Trying to fetch image via URL Perl/Tk by Muskovitz (Scribe) on Nov 19, 2014 at 13:00 UTC
Uhhmm... i dont think so but i am using Net::FTP to grab the actual image file but i was trying to seek tweaks! for this statement	[reply]
Re^3: Trying to fetch image via URL Perl/Tk by ww (Archbishop) on Nov 19, 2014 at 13:36 UTC
Well, that was sorta' crucial information for those who might want to help, wasn't it? *Questions containing the words "doesn't work" (or their moral equivalent) will usually get a downvote from me unless accompanied by:* code verbatim error and/or warning messages *a coherent explanation of what "doesn't work* actually means.**	[reply] [d/l]