(Perl) Extract all HTML Objects from a Web Page

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Demonstrates how to download a Web page (at a URL) and extract all HTML objects. Eg. images, links, CSS files, JavaScript files, etc.

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$mht = chilkat::CkMht->new();

# Download a URL into an in-memory MHT web archive contained
# in a string variable.
# The following URL is randomly picked and was valid at the time of writing this example:
$mhtDoc = $mht->getMHT("https://www.tetonlodge.com/");
if ($mht->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $mht->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Extract the HTML and embedded objects:
$unpackDir = "C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/";
$htmlFilename = "lodge.html";
$partsSubdir = "objects";

# Extract to C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/lodge.html.
# images and other embedded objects are placed in
# C:/AAWorkarea/mhtTesting/objects.  Directories are automatically
# created if they don't already exist.
$success = $mht->UnpackMHTString($mhtDoc,$unpackDir,$htmlFilename,$partsSubdir);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mht->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "Unpacked!" . "\r\n";
}