ruby - Save images from a website (with watir) -

how can save website images watir, without reloading them open-uri or similar?

i: reason why can't use

      file.open(file_name, 'wb') |f|              f.write open(img.src).read       end # file open 

is images generated in current (login-)session , once, "external" 2nd access isn't possible.

ii: browser.images.save() - ie - isn't helpful either, opens save-to dialogue. useless automation.

examples: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/wtr/save+all+images+on+a+webpage

 require 'watir'  browser = watir::browser.new :ie  browser.goto 'http://google.com'   idx = 0  browser.images.each |x|    puts idx    idx += 1    location = 'c:\tmp\file-' + idx.to_s + '.jpg'    x.save(location)  end 

github source: http://rubydoc.info/github/watir/watir-classic/watir/image

    # file 'lib/watir-classic/image.rb', line 48      def save(path)     @container.goto(src)      begin       fill_save_image_dialog(path)       @container.document.execcommand("saveas")      ensure       @container.back      end     end 

my best idea atm fetch images using proxy. maybe there "watir-way".

environment:

 # ruby 1.9.3p125 (2012-02-16) [i386-mingw32]  # watir (4.0.2 x86-mingw32)  # watir-classic (3.6.0, 3.5.0, 3.4.0)  # watir-webdriver (0.6.4, 0.6.2) 

edit: aware there different ways images website, , without event thinking build list solutions, solve problem watir.

you may want consider disabling images on browser being controlled watir. can find urls in source , fetch images first time using code. net effect should same you're trying do.