Re: is it possible to search an image

Are you asking whether it's possible to search through text that is visible in the image, or text that is embedded in the image file itself, amidst the binary file's contents (think: steganography)?

print substr("Just another Perl hacker", 0, -2);
- apotheon
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Re^2: is it possible to search an image by gregor42 (Parson) on Oct 30, 2006 at 13:28 UTC
If what the OP was asking about is Steganography - a form of encryption & obfuscation that involves encoding information into existing image files... A quick google search for steganography and perl points to some interesting articles about steganography, including an example in Perl by Jamie McCarthy Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack!	[reply]