use Win32::OLE; use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Word'; $file = "c:\\C-212\\200539061_D.doc"; $new_file = "c:\\C-212\\200539061_D.txt"; $WordObj = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit') or die "Couldn't run Word"; $wd = $WordObj->Documents->Open($file); $WordObj->ActiveDocument->SaveAs({ FileName => $new_file, FileFormat =>wdFormatText, }); $wd->Close(); $WordObj->exit;