use Win32::OLE qw(in with); use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Excel'; $Constant = Win32::OLE::Const->Load('Microsoft Excel'); $Excel = Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application', 'Quit') || die "Error launching MS Excel ".Win32::OLE->LastError; $hwnd = $Excel->{"Hwnd"}; print "Excel Windows Handle: $hwnd\n";