Creating XML from text

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

I am trying to create an xml doc from flat file format..based on a certain STM DTD..please suggest what would be the best possible way to go aout it..i am trying out the set_gi and mark methods of XML::Twig, but is there any place I can get some small sample code..just to get the hang of it..the document that i am trying to process is a scientific publication, with elements such as "Author name", "Author Group", "Bibliography" etc

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Re: Creating XML from text by jeffa (Bishop) on Oct 17, 2003 at 15:32 UTC
Without seeing any data (hint hint), giving you solid advice is kind of hard. My first approach would be to use DBD::CSV (again, need more info ... howare you storing stuff inside the flat file) with XML::Generator::DBI. Or how about simply XML::CSV? Here are a couple of links for you: CSV to XML (the quick and dirty way) (be sure and read replies) XML::Generator::DBI Tutorial jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]
Re: Creating XML from text by inman (Curate) on Oct 17, 2003 at 16:25 UTC
You could try using XML::Writer. This works just fine if you are doing a conversion of some data (e.g. from a text file) into XML and all that you are really after is help with the formatting, escaping etc. As mentioned in the previous posts, an example of the data that you are trying to convert would help us to help you! inman	[reply]
Re: Creating XML from text by mirod (Canon) on Oct 17, 2003 at 15:45 UTC
If you post a more complete description of your problem we might be able to help. As it is, it is quite hard to help you with that little information.	[reply]