windows xp/W7 printing png and/or jpeg files

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

Good Day, Is there a way from PERL, whether in code, piping, system, etc., to print png and/or jpeg files? I would like to avoid re-inventing the wheel if some ne has already done this. I would also like to accomplish this with native Windows, if possible. Thanks, gary

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Re: windows xp/W7 printing png and/or jpeg files by ww (Archbishop) on Jan 02, 2012 at 15:21 UTC
Are you aware of the existence of CPAN, a repository of modules to perform specific functions/provide extensions? If not, you should take the earliest opportunity to become ~~away~~ aware. For just one sample (from many in CPAN), a simple search, "site:CPAN.org png," provides: Image::PNG - search.cpan.org search.cpan.org/perldoc?Image::PNG NAME ^. Image::PNG - Read and write PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files ... Since it appears that 'doze is your OS, you may be using Active State's Perl... in which case, many Modules found in CPAN have been provided in Win form for acquisition and installation with `ppm`.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: windows xp/W7 printing png and/or jpeg files by choroba (Cardinal) on Jan 02, 2012 at 15:14 UTC
What do you mean by "print"? As to a printer?	[reply]