http://qs321.pair.com?node_id=662255


in reply to opening html files

LWP::Simple is what you're looking for
use LWP::Simple; my $html = get 'http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2000/12/begperl4.html';
(for other things, WWW::Mechanize is a wonderful tool as well)

Here's LWP::Simple thread from the PM Tutorials: Getting more out of LWP::Simple