Yeah, I usually always try to check return values in my code. I actually do catch the return code in my open(image) code like you suggested.

My actual code is: 
sub convert_images {

my ($array, $start_directory) = ($_[0], $_[1]);

    foreach my $picture (@$array) {
        # read the image via a filehandle
        my $image = Image::Magick->new;
        open(IMAGE, "<$start_directory\\$picture") || die "Unable to o
+pen image: $!";
        $image->Read(file=>\*IMAGE) || die "Unable to read image: $!";
        close(IMAGE);
    
        # resize the image to the correct width and height
        $image->Resize(geometry=>'450X300') || die "Unable to resize i
+mage: $!";
    
        # write the image back to disk
        $image->Write(filename=>"$picture", compression=>'None') || di
+e "Unable to write image: $!";
    }

}

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Even when I run this, the program does not die at the open command. If it did, I'd see my error message "Unable to open image: $!" somewhere in the script error message. That means the file is being opened correctly, right? The line that it complains about is the $image->Resize(geometry='450X300'); line. Am I doing something wrong there? Thanks for the response.

In reply to Re: Re: Image::Magick resize question by emilford
in thread Image::Magick resize question by emilford

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