#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Win32::OLE; my $file = "c:\\temp\\foo.doc"; my $new_file = "c:\\temp\\foo2.doc"; #my $WordObj = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit') or die "Couldn't run Word"; my $WordObj = Win32::OLE->CreateObject(qq|Word.Application|) or die $!; my $wd = $WordObj->Documents->Open($file); $WordObj->{Visible} = 1; $WordObj->Selection->MoveDown(5,17); #lines $WordObj->Selection->MoveRight(1,6); #column 1;