#  hand waving here... 
#
# No, I wouldn't really write a Perl script without use'ing strict. 
#      :-D 

open FOUT,"> myfile.txt" or die "myfile.txt:$!";

# do writes here 

close FOUT;

system("notepad.exe myfile.txt");


# untested code.  Please do not use this for anything 
# that could be potentially life threatening
# lest the fleas of a thousand camels infest your 
# armpits and drive you buggy.