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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Gene Dascher wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Is there a Package that I can use to verify that a file that a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> user is uploading to my server is a valid file for the extension</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> that they have given? For now, I want to limit it to a small</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> selection of web-friendly image types (jpeg, gif, png).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hmm... Someone else may have a better answer, but I wonder if Image::Size might fit the bill. <A HREF="http://search.cpan.org/author/RJRAY/Image-Size-2.991/Size.pm" TARGET="_blank">http://search.cpan.org/author/RJRAY/Image-Size-2.991/Size.pm</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>It reads the dimensions of an image in several formats. Not exactly an image file validator... but might be a good enough square peg for that round hole.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>O'Reilly has just released: "Perl Graphics Programming" (<A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlgp/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlgp/</A>). We could check on getting O'Reilly to send you a review copy if you'd be willing to review the book. Of course, you're probably just interested in an answer to the issue at hand. -But it'd be interesting to hear how O'Reilly's book compares to Manning's "Graphic Programming with Perl"; which Doug Sparling will be reviewing in a not too distant meeting.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>--</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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