use strict; use Win32::OLE; my ($brio); #This is the location where my brio query is held on the server $brio = '//172.21.75.45/planning/logistics/programs/B_Chicago_wip_query.bqy'; #Then open up a new IE session my $ie = Win32::OLE->new("InternetExplorer.Application") or die "Can't + start IE\n"; $ie->{visible} = 1; $ie->navigate("http://www.perlmonks.org"); #didn't seem to need this next piece, seems to work fine without it #while(1){ # $ie->Refresh(); # sleep 5*60; #} #Then try and use IE to open up the BRIO program $ie->open = ($brio)