You could use XML::Twig to parse the data for you, dumping it into a datastructure. Then you've got easy access to individual elements. If you want to get a snapshot of the output that XML::Twig is giving you, just print the datastructure using Data::Dumper. XML::Simple would do the trick too, but I like the reliability of XML::Twig better. See the POD for information on its simplified interface.