Thanks for the guidance, guys. It looks like you are largely running into the same problem I am, which is that there is plenty for XML, not so much for XBRL.

In case anyone else on the Board is interested in this, there is the XBRLAPI for programming with and accessing XBRL data and taxonomies. I just love Perl, and don't know Java, so I was hoping I wouldn't have to go that route.

Thanks anyway. I'll be off buying a Beginner Java book.

Regards,

Matt


P.S. Harry, thanks for the warning. I am discovering that XBRL is not a walk in the park.

In reply to Re: XBRL in Perl by ronin78
in thread XBRL in Perl by ronin78

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