my $template = Template->new();
my $vars = {co_name=>"Foo-Co"};
my $my_template_string = 'I work for [% co_name %], the best company there is!';
my $string;
$template->process(\$my_template_string, $vars, \$string);  # stores output in $string
print $string;
$template->process(\$my_template_string, $vars );  # dumps output to STDOUT