in reply to generating a microsoft word doc

Have you considered RTF::Writer ?

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Re^2: generating a microsoft word doc
by WoodyWeaver (Monk) on Jan 22, 2018 at 22:31 UTC

    That's a good idea. The output has a ton of tables and checkboxes, so my first thought was html (used CGI qw/:standard/;) and aside from finding the right glyph for checked and unchecked checkboxes, that is an excellent idea -- and since I was thinking of text, probably should have been first choice. Thanks!