How to download image from url?

Question

I have an url: http://limg.imgsmail.ru/splash/v/i/icons.v16.14afed9dda24aad97c9dc5bf24396fbd6ede4e22.png and if I try to get this png file with 'net/http'

Net::HTTP.start('www.limg.imgsmail.ru') {|http|
        rest = http.get('/splash/v/i/icons.v16.14afed9dda24aad97c9dc5bf24396fbd6ede4e22.png')
        open('1.png', 'wb') {|file| file.write(rest.body)}
    }

I have an error: SocketError: getaddrinfo: Name or service not known. Why is this happening? The full link is correct! How can I download such files?

I'm not able to access 'www.limg.imgsmail.ru'; perhaps the issue isn't in your ruby syntax but in your connection to this site? — gravity black, Dec 04 '15 at 02:31
I'm not able too, but the whole link is "alive". May be there is another method to download this image? — andgursky, Dec 04 '15 at 02:40
What is that supposed to mean? The link is "alive" but no one can access it? Most people would say that means the link is dead. — nobody, Dec 04 '15 at 02:46
I mean that the full path to the source (image) is correct. If You try to click on link above, You'll see the source I want to get. — andgursky, Dec 04 '15 at 02:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 04 '15 at 05:18

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Try this:

require "open-uri"

File.open('1.png', 'wb') do |fo|
  fo.write open("http://limg.imgsmail.ru/splash/v/i/icons.v16.14afed9dda24aad97c9dc5bf24396fbd6ede4e22.png").read 
end

Note: I have removed www from your url as with that url is not working. this url works fine.

answered Dec 04 '15 at 05:18

Gagan Gami

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@andgursky : glad to help. You can accept and upvote my answer – Gagan Gami Dec 04 '15 at 13:10

How to download image from url?

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