Re^2: total noob question about xml parsing

Yeah, I am trying to balance family and work this whole weekend, and I'm trying to search for anything I can through google, but most of those results are saying to use XML::Parser, but I don't have that available to use due to a relentless IAM. (HIPAA requirements and such) I am trying to get a quick workaround done while the "true" implementation of a fix to the problem makes its way through the multiple tubes of "process"....

I will go see if I can find anything on those two resources you mentioned. Thanks!!

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Re^3: total noob question about xml parsing by perlron (Pilgrim) on Oct 25, 2014 at 16:02 UTC
try reading perldoc perldata/pervar and perlreftut before u do anything to see if u are getting a hang of things. for any perl command u want to quickly check eg : sort perldoc -f sort. Do not wait to strike when the iron is hot! Make it hot by striking - WB Yeats	[reply]
Re^4: total noob question about xml parsing by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Oct 25, 2014 at 16:12 UTC
It's not even clear to me that perldoc is available to kgovert007 in the ancient, crippled 'baseline' Perl installation with which he or she is lumbered. Basically, the problem is "How do I write a sophisticated Perl program without using anything one would consider (modern) Perl?" (And make no mistake, XML parsing is a complex and sophisticated application.)	[reply]
Re^5: total noob question about xml parsing by kgovert007 (Novice) on Oct 25, 2014 at 19:22 UTC
Exactly! My initial attempt with this problem is to simply chomp each line of text (My ICD guarantees that at least I can be assured that each new tag is on a new line) into an array, and walk through the array, keeping track of a few flags and variables along the way so I can make changes as needed... Painful and retarded, but I think it's the best I can come up with in a short time frame with my ridiculous constraints.	[reply]
Re^6: total noob question about xml parsing by perlron (Pilgrim) on Oct 26, 2014 at 08:55 UTC
Re^5: total noob question about xml parsing by perlron (Pilgrim) on Oct 25, 2014 at 16:24 UTC
maybe man pages. dont they come bundled with ur install ? what even is the version quoted doing the rounds still ? perl-5.00503. Do not wait to strike when the iron is hot! Make it hot by striking - WB Yeats	[reply]
Re^6: total noob question about xml parsing by kgovert007 (Novice) on Oct 25, 2014 at 18:53 UTC