use strict;
use WWW::Mechanize;

my $browser = WWW::Mechanize->new();

my $xlurl = "http://some.site.com/InfoCenter/Documents/COPY%20OF%20KIN%2014DAYS%20%20%2001%20%20JUNE%20%20%202010.xls";

my $xls = $browser->get($xlurl);

my $xlcontent=$xls->as_string();