On Apr 4, 6:41 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) wrote:
> Seth wrote:
> > I have an existing xml file that I need to display. Perl was
> > suggested a good way to do that.
>
> > I am using XML::Simple. None of the examples use the format that I
> > have.
>
> > Here is an example of what I am dealing with:
>
> > <config>
> > <param name="SequenceNumber">66</param>
> > <param name="T1">6</param>
> > <param name="T3">6</param>
> > <param name="T4">540</param>
> > <param name="DownloadDate">11-28-07</param>
> > </config>
>
> > I can use Dumper to see that it has been loaded but can't figure out
> > how to navigate the structure.
> > Any help would be great.
>
> IMO XML::Simple is anything but simple to use, but the program below may
> help. I can't suggest any more without knowing what sort of output you
> need.
>
> Rob
>
> use strict;
> use warnings;
>
> use XML::Simple;
>
> my $xml = <<XML;
> <config>
> <param name="SequenceNumber">66</param>
> <param name="T1">6</param>
> <param name="T3">6</param>
> <param name="T4">540</param>
> <param name="DownloadDate">11-28-07</param>
> </config>
> XML
>
> my $tree = XMLin($xml);
>
> use Data::Dumper;
>
> foreach my $item (keys %{$tree->{param}}) {
> printf "%s => %s\n", $item, $tree->{param}{$item}{content};
>
> }
>
> **OUTPUT**
>
> T4 => 540
> T1 => 6
> SequenceNumber => 66
> DownloadDate => 11-28-07
> T3 => 6
Thanks for the response Rob.
If XML::Simple is hard to use what would be the better way to do this?
Basically I need to read the config.xml file in the format above and
display it like a form then take inputs if changed.
Thanks
Seth
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