It is difficult to figure out what the problem is without the XML data you are working with, could you post it by any chance?

In any case the best way to work with XML::Simple is to use Data::Dumper (or Data::Denter) to print the content of $config, to get an idea of where the data is, and if that's not enough, to use the debugger to get it.

That is if the problem is with how you use XML::Simple, if it is an XS problem I can't really help you here.

BTW the problem with square brackets is that you should wrap your code in <code> tags, which disables all shortcut and HTML escapes, see Perl Monks approved HTML tags for more information.

In reply to Re: Problem with symbolic deferencing into XML::Simple's internal representation of an XML file. by mirod
in thread Problem with symbolic deferencing into XML::Simple's internal representation of an XML file. by Anonymous Monk

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