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How to download files with Ruby (See related posts)

// Note: the "b" in "wb" in the open method may not be needed in
// non-Windows environments. In Windows it indicates that you're writing
// binary information. You probably won't need it for downloading straight text
// or html either.

require 'net/http'

Net::HTTP.start("static.flickr.com") { |http|
  resp = http.get("/92/218926700_ecedc5fef7_o.jpg")
  open("fun.jpg", "wb") { |file|
    file.write(resp.body)
   }
}
puts "Yay!!"
to ruby download file pictures net-http by TDonaghe on Fri Aug 25 15:59:34 -0400 2006

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TDonaghe posts on Aug 25, 2006 at 16:00
For more information see my post at rubynoob.com:

http://www.rubynoob.com/articles/2006/08/21/how-to-download-files-with-a-ruby-script

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