Thanks Anonymous Monk for the prompt reply. So maybe I was using a wrong tool. I'm now experimenting with Win32::IEAutomation but the following script I've just come up with is too awkward. 
use Win32::IEAutomation;
use Win32::GuiTest qw(SendKeys);

$ie = Win32::IEAutomation->new(visible => 0, maximize => 0, warnings =
+> 0 );

$example_url = 'http://china35.newhua.com/down/VideoCutter_Demo.rar';

$ie->gotoURL($example_url,1);
sleep(1);
SendKeys("S"); #simulates the keypress of "S" to Save
sleep(1);
SendKeys("~"); #simulates the keypress of Enter to choose the default 
+Save As location

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In reply to Re^2: How do I automatically store non-textual content as a file using Win32::IE::Mechanize? by ZJ.Mike.2009
in thread How do I automatically store non-textual content as a file using Win32::IE::Mechanize? by ZJ.Mike.2009

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