Wx::InitAllImageHandlers(); my $bmp = Wx::Bitmap->new("$_", wxBITMAP_TYPE_GIF); my $ok = $bmp->SaveFile("$fname.xpm", wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM); open(my $dat, "$fname.xpm") || die("Could not open file! $fname.xpm $!"); my @raw_data=<$dat>; close($dat); my @filtered; for(@raw_data){ next if $_ =~ /^\/\*/; next if $_ =~ /^static/; next if $_ =~ /^\}/; $_ =~ s/\@/\\@/g; $_ =~ s/\$/\\\$/g; $_ =~ s/\&/\\&/g; $_ =~ s/\%/\\%/g; push(@filtered,$_); } my $data = join('',@filtered); $vars .= "\$images->{$fname}\t= [". $data ."];\n\n";