use strict; use XML::Simple; my $xml = < 0000003714 2013-03-04T16:01:57 1 234.00 2013-02-05 CLRG HOMEMEMEBER FOREIGNMEMBER EOX sub parsetree { my $ref = shift; my $txt = shift; foreach my $key ( keys %{$ref} ) { if( ref( $$ref{$key} ) =~ /HASH/ ) { parsetree( $$ref{$key}, $txt."::".$key ); } else { print $txt."::".$key."::".$$ref{$key}."\n"; } } } parsetree(XMLin($xml)); #### ::GrpHdr::InstgAgt::FinInstnId::ClrSysMmbId::MmbId::HOMEMEMEBER ::GrpHdr::IntrBkSttlmDt::2013-02-05 ::GrpHdr::NbOfTxs::1 ::GrpHdr::SttlmInf::SttlmMtd::CLRG ::GrpHdr::TtlIntrBkSttlmAmt::Ccy::INR ::GrpHdr::TtlIntrBkSttlmAmt::content::234.00 ::GrpHdr::CreDtTm::2013-03-04T16:01:57 ::GrpHdr::InstdAgt::FinInstnId::ClrSysMmbId::MmbId::FOREIGNMEMBER ::GrpHdr::MsgId::0000003714