In this case, it's an XML file with the database schema and rowset data embedded within it. If you look at the XML file, it should have <s:Schema> and <rs:data> sections.

Try something like this.. I've tested it and it works. Note that XML::Simple reads the entire XML file into memory and therefore is not ideal for large datasets.

use strict;
use XML::Simple;

my $xs = XML::Simple->new();
my $sqlref = $xs->XMLin('sqldata.xml');

my $rowsref = $sqlref->{'rs:data'}{'z:row'};

foreach my $row (@$rowsref) {
    print "---------New Row--------\n";
    print $row->{'column1'}, "\n";
    print $row->{'column2'}, "\n";
    print $row->{'column3'}, "\n";
}

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In reply to Re^3: Parsing Data from XML Schemas by meetraz
in thread Parsing Data from XML Schemas by mosiondz

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