#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

my $tag;
my $output;
my $fh;
my $flag ='';
my $output_text;
my $i=0;
while (<DATA>) {
    chomp;
    s/[\cA-\cZ]//g;
    s/\^[A-Z]//g;

        if(/^{(.*)}$/)     # match {METATAG} line
                {
                $fh = xml_output($output, $tag, $fh,$i);
                $output = "";
                $tag = $1;
                }
                 else
                {            # not a {TAG} line
                next unless($tag);
                next if(/^\s*$/);
                $output .= ($output) ? " $_" : "<$tag>$_";
                }
        } # End of While Loop


$fh = xml_output($output, $tag, $fh,$i);


if($fh) {
    print $fh "</ROOT>\n";
    close($fh);
}
exit(0);
# Subroutine to open the file with the filename as {TAG}


sub xml_output {
    my ($output, $tag, $fh,$i) = @_;
   if($output) {
        if($output =~ m/<IT>/) {
            if($fh) {
                print $fh "</ROOT>\n";
                close($fh);
            }
            open($fh, '>', "$i.xml") or die "$1.xml: $!";
            print $fh "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<ROOT>\n";
        }

               $output =~ s/\s*(?=(<.+>|<.+\/>|<\/.+>|<\/.+><.+>))//g;
              print $fh "$output</$tag>\n";
$i++;
             }
    return($fh);
  } # End of sub sroutine
__DATA__
{IT}
R
{DATE}
050102
{TDATE}
Sunday, January 02, 2005
{EDITION}
6
{TAG}
0412270403
{BODY}
Certified Financial Planner for DiStefano Finacial  Group in Westfield,
MA.
{IT}
R
{DATE}
050102
{TDATE}
Sunday, January 02, 2005
{EDITION}
6
{PAGE}
H5
{TAG}
0412270405
{BODY}
Amdur - Rosenberg < Gabriela Rosenberg, the daughter of Anita and Samuel Rosenberg of Buenos