Great suggestion Jaap, but this is new ground for me. It looks like the initial .php file I'm trying to start up does does a OO call to fire up the editor:

$editor = new wysiwygPro();

//send parameters                    
$editor->set_code($content);

//print it to the browser
$editor->print_editor(720, 500);
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The editor class is in another .php file:

class wysiwygPro {
var $classname = "wysiwygPro";
//etc.
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I might be able to successfully call the editor, but I'm unclear how to integrate it with my Perl and the need to ultimately see it in the browser as HTML.

But it's a path worth pursuing. If I can make it work, I'll do an update. Thanks.