I have an XML file that looks something like this: 

<opt>
 <A>
  <B>
   <C>
    <x>123</x>
   </C>
  </B>
 </A>
</opt>

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Then, using XML::Simple, I do XMLin() and XMLout() on it and it returns something looking like this: 

<opt>
 <A name="B">
  <C>
   <x>123</x>
  </C>
 </A>
</opt>

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This second way parses the same way with XMLin() as the first one, and then I add a field using a certain function and then XMLout() returns it yet again a different way: 

<opt>
 <A name="B">
  <B name="C">
   <x>456</x>
  </B>
  <C x="123" />
 </A>
</opt>

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This of course does not parse correctly with XMLin() causing my functions that operate on it to be useless.

Now the question: is there any module or method that I can use that will allow me to keep the initial XML format throughout the runnings of the program?

Zenon Zabinski | zdog | zdog7@hotmail.com

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