home/
	dirA/
	dirB/
	dirC/

Each XML file looks similar to the following:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<opt>
  <Agent_Class>Backup</Agent_Class>
  <MD>dirA</MD>
  <Agent_Instance>NetBackup</Agent_Instance>
  <Date>2003/12/08</Date>
  <Server>ServerABC</Server>
  <Instance_Detail>Backup Problems ServerABC:57</Instance_Detail>
  <Time>08:04:58</Time>
  <Header>X-CALL</Header>
  <State>CRITICAL</State>
</opt>
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This is a snippet of what I have at the moment which is proving FAR too slow:

if (opendir (DIR, $path)) {
    while( my $dir = readdir( DIR ) ) {
        next if( ( "." eq $dir ) || ( ".." eq $dir ) );
        if (-d "$path/$dir") {
            print "<TR><TD>$dir</TD><TD></TD></TR>\n";
            print "<TR><TD>$dir</TD>\n";
            if (opendir (CUSTDIR, "$path/$dir")) {
                my $count = 0;
                while (my $file = readdir( CUSTDIR)) {
                    next if (("." eq $file) || (".." eq $file));
                    $count++;
                    if (eval { $callvals = XMLin("$path/$dir/$file") }
+) {
#                        $calldetails{$callvals->{Server}} = "$callval
+s->{State} $callvals->{Agent_Class} $callvals->{Agent_Instance} $call
+vals->{Instance_Detail}";
                        print "<TR><TD></TD><TD><B>$callvals->{Server}
+</B> - $callvals->{State} - $callvals->{Agent_Class} - $callvals->{Ag
+ent_Instance} - $callvals->{Instance_Detail}</TD></TR>\n";
                    }
                    else {
                        die "Cannot Read $path/$dir/$file: $@\n";
                    }
                }
                close (CUSTDIR);
                print "<TD>$count XML files</TD></TR>\n";
            }
            else {
                die "Cannot find path $path/$dir: $!\n";
            }
        }
    }
    close(DIR);
}
else {
    die "Cannot find path $path: $!\n";
}
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I thought of putting all the data from the files into a hash so I only had to process the relevant bits when I build the web page.

What can I do to be able to read these files and put some of the detail in a web page before the web page times out or tries to refresh itself (120 Secs)?

It must be said that I am using CGI, but that cgi/html is NOT where my little experience lies..

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