how do i read input from Unix command

dude01 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

i need to run the unix command ud < filename and read the output into my perl script I tried

open (UDPIPE, "(ud < CoreCust.ud)|")
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but it doesn't work

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