Assuming createHTML uses CGI.pm, then just

my @arr=qx(createHTML 'HTMT=forum.htmt&XML=forum.xml&XSL=forum.xsl');
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making sure that createHTML imports '-debug' from CGI.pm since I believe '-no_debug' is the latest default:

# In createHTML:
use CGI qw(-debug);
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