Hi All, I have a pretty complex XML document that users basically hand edit when necessary. I have been given a task of creating a user interface to this document to make it much easier for anyone to edit. I am pretty new to XML and I am looking for advice on what programming language is best suited for such applications. I know this is a Perl based site and reponses may be biased but I'd like to know if I should go the perl route with this or look at Java? or something else? I should also mention that this application should be somewhat graphical to allow users to see what is already contained in the document. So I guess my choices are really: 1. Perl-tk 2. Java 3 something else? If perl-tk seems like a good choice can you also point me to good starter material related to XML parsing(I'm already a pretty avid perl user)? Thanks, Jason

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