Atl gives good advice, but I would actually go with URI-Bookmarks it is sorta the sequel to Netscape::Bookmarks.

For starting code I would do something like this (as taken from the POD)... 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use URI::Bookmarks;

my $bookmarks =
new URI::Bookmarks(file => "$ENVHOME}/.netscape/bookmarks.html");

my $bookmarks = new URI::Bookmarks(handle => $fh);


my $bookmarks = new URI::Bookmarks(array => \@lines);

# Manipulate $bookmarks using nice tree methods from Tree::DAG_Node,
  # e.g. delete all bookmarks under $folder:
  ($bookmarks->name_to_nodes($folder))[0]->unlink_from_mother();

# Then output the new file.
print $bookmarks->export('Netscape array');

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HTH

-foogod


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In reply to Re: (atl: look on CPAN) Re: Sorting Netscape Browser Bookmarks by foogod
in thread Sorting Netscape Browser Bookmarks by Joes

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