XML Parsing using perl

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Re: XML Parsing using perl by toolic (Bishop) on Feb 21, 2014 at 02:34 UTC
XML has many parsers to choose from. I recommend XML::Twig.	[reply]
Re: XML Parsing using perl by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 21, 2014 at 08:00 UTC
me too i recommend XML::Twig. If i can something here a bounch of links from my homenode: XML "If you need to deal with XML, first, we’re very sorry." b d foy http://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2011/07/rewrite-xml-with-xmltwig/ and http://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2010/03/process-xml-data-with-xmltwig/ and http://it-is-etc.blogspot.it/2012/07/perl-how-to-manipulate-xml-files-using.html and http://perlmeme.org/tutorials/parsing_xml.html speed comparison http://www.robinclarke.net/archives/xml-parsing-with-perl mirod schratchpad and Re: Another simple XML Twig question and http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/03/21/xmltwig.html ambrus's Do not reinvent the wheel: real-world example using XML::Twig and also http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/ HtH L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: XML Parsing using perl by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on Feb 21, 2014 at 15:17 UTC
Whereas I would have suggested XML::LibXML, because this gives you direct access to what, I believe, is the industry-standard library for dealing with XML. In particular, it gives you access to XSLT, and it is positively goofy what you can do with that technology, without writing a single line of “programming” at all. For instance, consider the famous Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements web site, which is entirely formatted by your browser, on your browser, without using any JavaScript to do or to control the formatting. You can use XSLT to “query” your data-source to answer questions just like the one you posed. Heck, you can even do it within a capable spreadsheet: there are lots of clients of `libxml.so`.
Re^2: XML Parsing using perl by Jenda (Abbot) on Feb 21, 2014 at 23:07 UTC
Writing XSLT IS programming, just like writing SQL or Prolog or Haskel is. You don't need to have to write step 1. do this step 2. do that step 3. while something is true repeat step 4. step 4. do whatever step 5. blah blah to be programming! And that page ... without JavaScript? Really? Did you look at the sources? `<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="tooltip/script.js"></script>` is what? If you are used to "the industry standard" ... that is to something designed for the lowest common denominator of programming languages still in use today ... by all means go with XML::LibXML. Jenda Enoch was right! Enjoy the last years of Rome.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: XML Parsing using perl by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Feb 21, 2014 at 23:54 UTC
Yeah… turn off JS and that periodic table page does not load any content whatsoever, and it has 24 script tags.	[reply]