The best module for handling xml

glassbead has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi brother monks, I'd very much appreciate some help, and some opinions on this particular problem. |I'm pretty new to perl, and I've inherited a project, which involves processing xml documents, and "translating" them into another xml structure. Best illustrated by an example of the kind of thing involved. <Lines> <Characters>O wghat a piece of work is man!</Characters> <Characters>So noble in reason, so infinite in faculty</Characters> <Characters>New paragraph starts here</Characters> </Lines> I need to output the xml file, but insert paragraph tags where appropriate. I also need to do some analysis of the data. I think I may need an abbot's help with this one! Thanks for any help,

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Re: The best module for handling xml
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 20, 2013 at 16:10 UTC

blah blah xml

XML::Twig, XML::LibXML, See XML::Twig :) it comes with many examples/tutorials, Re: LibXML: Change a node into a comment (replace), ...

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Re^2: The best module for handling xml

by Anonymous Monk on Apr 20, 2013 at 16:16 UTC

Surely you realize you're not the first to ask this question

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Found 17 nodes roughly between 2013-04-20 and 1999-10-04 (searched 100.00% of DB).

where title contains all of "best", "xml"

2013-04-20 glassbead The best module for handling xml SoPW

2012-09-24 perl_gog Best way to Download and Process a XML file SoPW

2011-11-17 veerubiji which is the best way to convert xml to GraphML using perl. SoPW

2009-11-21 mahira The best way to handle different type of XML files SoPW

2009-03-30 koti688 Which is Best ? XML or Textpad SoPW

2008-09-11 fernandes Choosing the best XML module for a toy system SoPW

2008-02-28 sundialsvc4 I have a generalized "from XML to SQL" chore... best way? SoPW

2007-06-10 dmitri Best way to crawl PM's XML nodes. PMD

2006-07-06 ftumsh best xml parser to use SoPW

2006-01-28 hmerrill Best XML DOM XPath XSL tools SoPW

2005-10-06 crusty_collins What is the best XML module to use? SoPW

2005-03-14 sirius98 Best Way to parse this XML? SoPW

2005-02-28 reasonablekeith best practice when using XML::Parser and strict. SoPW

2004-06-29 demerphq Y.A.N.F: XML View of Selected, Best and Worst Nodes PMD

2004-05-25 gmpassos DTD for XML - What is the best parser? SoPW

2003-02-24 waxmop best way to change xml record using XML::Simple? SoPW

2001-01-17 sierrathedog04 Which is the Best Perl XML Tool? SoPW

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Re: The best module for handling xml
by Jenda (Abbot) on Apr 22, 2013 at 09:31 UTC

It all depends on your background and preferences. Apart from those already mentioned, I'd suggest having a look at XML::Rules (It's mine so, you know, I have to do some advertising now and then). Its filter mode might be exactly what you need.

P.S.: Please use <code> tags around snippets of code, examples of XML etc.

Jenda
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