Hi Lisa,
As mentioned here above, use open.

CGI is very simple and is just an output to STDOUT. If you want to create an html file from a script, than you should not print to STDOUT but select another file descriptor. (and don't print the header).

Than it is just a matter of using the CGI modules you like.

This is f.e. the bases of this suberb script.

Just my 0.02 (euro) cents worth.
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Dr. Mark Ceulemans
Senior Consultant
IT Masters, Belgium