Re: XML Parsing Woes

If you're trying to build a data structure, then why not use XML::Parser in Tree mode (or XML::Simple). This will give you a data structure that models the XML document and your problem then becomes converting one Perl data structure into another.

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Re^2: XML Parsing Woes by Anonymous Monk on Aug 05, 2004 at 14:33 UTC
I actually gave both of those recommendations a try and then quickly realized that the memory footprint would be far too high. The files I'm going to be parsing are on the order of 500MB.	[reply]
•Re^3: XML Parsing Woes by merlyn (Sage) on Aug 05, 2004 at 14:38 UTC
Then you probably want XML::Twig, which allows you to trigger on just a part of the tree as needed, while the parsing is happening. But I am confused. You say you want a data structure, yet when you've created such a data structure, you get more than you want. You'll need to decide exactly what you want! Or maybe you can build the data structure using DBM::Deep, which keeps most of it out on disk instead of in memory. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^4: XML Parsing Woes by Anonymous Monk on Aug 06, 2004 at 17:37 UTC
Randal, I used XML Twig and it did the job very nicely. Its fast and it didn't kill my memory. Thanks for pointing me at the module. Best	[reply]