php and Perl

Hi all, can php call perl scripts? I know nothing of perl, but have found a perl script that will process a MSword document in a way that it seems php cannot. At this stage, my knowledge of perl is limited to "it's used in web stuff sometimes isnt it" :) but i am sure i will soon find a bit more about perl itself elsewhere from this list. Can i indeed use php to 'call' a perl script/function/app whatever its called? Cheers, Brad Nel vino la verità, nella birra la forza, nell'acqua i bacilli -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In wine there is truth, in beer there is strength, in water there are bacteria