>True. As for praise, XML::Parser does the job for me. In this specific >case, I'll be looking for something like <status>failure</status> in the >response to an XML request I send. I'd like to pull out just the section >that failed and be able to create another request from that XML chunk. >It's a little down the road, but I'm trying to plan today. If it's that simple, then try XML::Simple and use XMLin. That package makes basic XML stuff incredibly easy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]