You are most welcome. :)

Now, is there any real compelling reason to store this info in an XML file? I really don't see one. In the past, i have used XML as a storage medium, but that was for my ease, no one else was using my code.

If your users need to be able to change the data, then i think you are in for a minor headache if you choose XML. I highly recommend you use an relational database instead. Why not start with DBD::SQLite? It takes care of concurrency issues for, you have to write the code to do that yourself if you use a text file. Also, by using SQLite (or mysql, or Postgres, etc.), you can always convert your data to XML with tools like XML::Generator::DBI.

Of course, if you don't already know SQL, you will have to spend some time learning it ... but it is time well spent, SQL can take you a looong way. ;) Good luck!

jeffa

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In reply to (jeffa) 3Re: Writing Out XML using XML::Simple by jeffa
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