$mech->content() returns a string.

I know of only two ways to do this: an unlink'd temporary file and a FIFO(SysV IPC, but then to yourself).

• An unlink'd temporary file. See File::Temp.
• A FIFO. See IPC::SysV and Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment by W. Richard Stevens, Chapter 14.5-14.9. (ISBN 0201563177)

-Thomas

"Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interrupt-driven..."