I am trying to append user form info (ie. name, address) to an xml file between two xml open & close markers: <markers>... </markers>. Rather than appending with the standard Open >> which writes to EOF, I want to append newly submitted user form data before the closing </marker>.

Is there a quick and dirty way to alter my print routine below to always append a record just before the closing </markers>

I have tried to add a Print if statement but with not much luck! Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Many thanks for any help in advance!

Printing routine follows below: 

 open (DATABASE, ">>$location_of_database") || 
         &file_open_error("$location_of_database", "Append a Database"
+,
              _FILE__, __LINE__);     

   #Add new 'print if' code below to print new record before </markers
+>

    print DATABASE "<marker $database_row />\n";
    close (DATABASE);

    &release_file_lock ("$location_of_database.lock");
    } # End of if (-w $location_of_database)

        # If the database file was not writable, the script
        # sends an error message back to the user.

  else
    {
    &cannot_find_database;
    exit;
    }
  } # End of if ($should_I_append_a_database eq "yes")

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