In this case it's not me, it's my friend. They want a quick solution to their problem, and their problem is cause by this particular thing, the library, which is embedded in their code. I could advise them to do it another way, but they really wouldn't.

I promise to install CPAN modules where possible.

OK your advice was very greatefully received:

Surely you mean something like:

open( T, "|/path/to/txt2html.pl -l /path/to/.txt2html.dict" );

Yes, thanks for that. And thanks for your code. I uploaded it and ran it, and it worked.

All I really want to do is tweak the regexes inside this script so that it doesn't attempt to find list items and convert them, and leave it in place in the rather awful structure it's in. So I wanted to install/use it so that I could test my regexes.
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($_='jjjuuusssttt annootthheer
     pppeeerrrlll haaaccckkeer')=~y/a-z//s;print;
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