Yes that did work, I just emptied this file!!
But I'm still confused why the following code is not working

My script:
#! /usr/bin/perl

use XML::Simple ;

my $xs1 = XML::Simple->new(); 

my $doc = $xs1->XMLin("test.xml"); 

foreach my $key (keys (%{$doc->{breakfast_menu}})){ 
        print "$key --> $doc->{breakfast_menu}->{$key}->{name}\n" ;
}

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And here is a snippet of my xml file
<breakfast_menu>
  <food>
    <name>Belgian Waffles</name>
    <price>$5.95</price>
    <description>
      two of our famous Belgian Waffles with plenty of real maple syru
+p
    </description>
    <calories>650</calories>
  </food>
  .....
</breakfast_menu>

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I thought XML::Simple was simple :(

Thanks
Luca

In reply to Re^2: XML::Simple doesn't work by jeanluca
in thread XML::Simple doesn't work by jeanluca

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