use Tk; use LWP::Simple; use LWP::UserAgent; use FileHandle; $mw = MainWindow -> new;what $screw = $mw -> Button ( -text => "screw up ticker file", -command => [ \&alter_file ] ) -> pack; $go = $mw -> Button ( -text => "go", -command => [ \&process ] ) -> pack; $stop = $mw -> Button ( -text > "stop", -command => [ \&stop_process ] ) -> pack; $html_source = new LWP::UserAgent; MainLoop; sub alter_file { open ( HANDLE1, "+< file" ); # OPEN FOR READ/WRITE while ( ) { chop; chop; chop; # SCREW UP file } close HANDLE1; } sub process { open ( HANDLE2, "< file" ); # OPEN FOR READ-ONLY # WANT TO LOCK HANDLE2 SO THAT USER CAN'T SCREW UP file WHILE # THE FOLLOWING CODE EXECUTES while ( ) { $html_source -> get ( "http://quicktake.morningstar.com/ FundNet/Snapshot.aspx?Symbol=$_" ); # DO WHATEVER WITH $html_source CONTENT } close HANDLE2; } sub stop_process { # WANT TO SIGNAL USERAGENT $html_source TO STOP (OR DESTROY?) # ITSELF # (AS A SIDE QUESTION: ASSUMING IT'S STILL OPEN, HOW WOULD I # THEN CLOSE HANDLE2?) }