my $t = XML::Twig->new( start_tag_handlers => { 'oa:ItemID' => \&set_agency_role, }, twig_handlers => { 'us:ItemMasterHeader => \&process_item, 'oa:ID' => \&item_id, }, ); $t->parse($xml); BEGIN { my $agency_role; my %id; sub set_agency_role { my ($t, $node) = @_; $agency_role = $node->att('agencyRole'); } sub item_id { my ($t, $node) = @_; $id{$agency_role} = $node->text(); } sub process_item { print "$id{Prefix_Number}$id{Stock_Number_Butted}\n"; } }