use strict;
use warnings;
use MSWord::ToHTML;

my $converter = MSWord::ToHTML->new;
my $doc = $converter->validate_file("/home/myself/my_excellent_writing.doc");
  # This returns an instance of MSWord::ToHTML::Doc
my $docx = $converter->validate_file("/home/myself/my_excellent_notes.docx");
  # This returns an instance of MSWord::ToHTML::DocX

my $writing_html = $doc->get_html;
  # This returns an instance of MSWord::ToHTML::HTML
my $notes_html = $docx->get_html;
  # This returns an instance of MSWord::ToHTML::HTML

my $text = $notes_html->content;
  # The text content of the file.
my $text = $writing_html->content;
  # The text content of the file.