using XML::Parser

ub3rFrank has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Im running into some trouble using the XML::Parser module. I'm able to successfully parse xml output from a socket but I recieve an error when I try to parse an xml file. Here is my code segment for opening the parser and trying to parse the file:

my $configReader = new XML::Parser;</br>
$configReader->setHandlers ( Start => \&readConfig,
                                 End   => \&HandleEnd,
                                 Char  => \&HandleChar
                                );</br>

$configReader->parsefile( $configFile );
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I reiece the following error:
unclosed token at line 1, column 0, byte 0 at
H:/SwDev/Rdriver/Perl.5.8/lib/XML/Parser.pm line 187

it seems like there is something wrong with the module itself from the error but I want to make sure. I also recieve the same exact error when I tried to read in an XML file using XML::Simple 's XMLin utility. Can anyone out there help me? Thanks.

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Re: using XML::Parser by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Apr 29, 2008 at 14:31 UTC
Sounds like you have malformed XML. I'd look a bit harder at your file, particularly for hidden characters at the beginning of the file. My criteria for good software: Does it work? Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?	[reply]
Re^2: using XML::Parser by ub3rFrank (Novice) on Apr 29, 2008 at 14:48 UTC
Thanks. It turns out I was missing a second ? in my xml header. Appreciate the help.	[reply]
Re^3: using XML::Parser by GrandFather (Saint) on Apr 29, 2008 at 19:39 UTC
You could tidy up your HTML while you are at it. ;) `</br>` is not HTML. You could use `<br/>` or `<br>`. Perl is environmentally friendly - it saves trees	[reply] [d/l] [select]