How to save different format of images from webpages

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

Hi frnds , Using this sub rotuine i used to extract images from webpages by giving inputs as the image location in web and the local location at where the image should be saved. using uri; getstore($imageloc,"picss/".$loc."Images/image$i3c.jpg"); But gif format and other format images extracted from webpages are being stored as jpg by the above code and they are not being opened in my local system when i try to see them.So,how do i change my code so that any format image can be stored in its own format instead of jpg and hence i can see the images after extracted.

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Re: How to save different format of images from webpages by roboticus (Chancellor) on Nov 21, 2010 at 21:45 UTC
ajju: Just save the image with the extension that matches the source image, rather than forcing a .jpg on the end. ...roboticus	[reply]
Re^2: How to save different format of images from webpages by ajju (Initiate) on Nov 21, 2010 at 22:30 UTC
how to know the source image format...	[reply]
Re^3: How to save different format of images from webpages by Anonymous Monk on Nov 22, 2010 at 00:59 UTC
Either the url tells you, or the headers tell you, or nothing tells you and you have to guess LWP::MediaTypes, File::MMagic `$ ls -loanh *.gif -rw-rw-rw- 1 0 53 2010-09-17 23:39 working.gif $ perl -MWWW::Mechanize -le" $ua = WWW::Mechanize->new; $ua->get('file +:working.gif'); die $ua->ct; " image/gif at -e line 1. $ perl -MWWW::Mechanize -MLWP::MediaTypes=media_suffix -le" $ua = WWW: +:Mechanize->new; $ua->get('file:working.gif'); die media_suffix( $ua- +>ct ); " gif at -e line 1.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How to save different format of images from webpages by ww (Archbishop) on Nov 22, 2010 at 00:55 UTC
if you are determining the location of the image on the web via your code, you need not assign a type; just let the existing filename.typ pass through your code.	[reply]
Re: How to save different format of images from webpages by Anonymous Monk on Nov 21, 2010 at 21:47 UTC
You make with the clicking of the keyboards until .jpg is replaced by a variable which contains the correct extension to use :)	[reply]