$my_html_file = "some_file.htm"; open(FILE, $my_html_file) or dienice("cannot open file $my_html_file : $_[0] $!"); @LINES = ; close(FILE); $filename = "thetest.ppt"; print "Content-type: application/vnd ms-powerpoint\n"; print "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename\n\n"; for $i (0..$#LINES) { print $LINES[$i]; }