my $config = XMLin("/developer/imoham5/${lctblnm}_colnames.config", ForceArray => 1, keyattr => [] );

my @fieldlist = eval{ @{$config->{columnname}} };	

##</code><code>##

<table>
<columnname>DATE_CREATED_ODS</columnname>
<columnname>DATE_MODIFIED_ODS</columnname>
</table>

##</code><code>##

<config>
<table name="emp">
<columnname>DATE extract</columnname>
<columnname>DATE_deleted</columnname>
</table>

<table name="salary">
<columnname>DATE1</columnname>
<columnname>DATE2</columnname>
</table>

</config>