calling a server-side perl script from within VBA

I need to call a server-side perl script provided by someone else from
within my VBA code (in a Word template).

I know nothing about COM. And this template gets used by people in a
variety of Word/Windows configurations -- Word 2000 or later on
Windows 98 or later.

I can call LaunchURL (from shell32.dll) to open a browser to a web
site. Is there something similar I can use to call a perl script and
get back a result?

thanks in advance,
gary hillerson
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