in reply to Convert BMP to JPG?

with win XP, they convert format when you rename the file if 'show known file types' is set in the folder option. I converted about 400 bmp's with something simliar to the code on the bottom, my attempts were to change the names to numbers, and change files types. 
opendir (PICS, "path/to/pics") || die "";
while ($name = readdir PICS) {
     if ($name =~ m/bmp$/i) {
     $numb++;
      rename $name, $numb . "jpg";
     }
  }

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Re: Re: Convert BMP to JPG?
by jdavidboyd (Friar) on Sep 15, 2003 at 18:32 UTC
    This doesn't convert the file! It just renames it, and windows displays it as the new type because of the extension.
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Re: Re: Convert BMP to JPG?
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 15, 2003 at 03:14 UTC
    oh sweet baby Jesus, that's some scary stuff ( foo.SueMe .... owe micro$oft millions of dollars instantaneously, scary ).
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