in reply to Re: XML::Simple - storing/retrieving 2 tables into 1 XML file
in thread XML::Simple - storing/retrieving 2 tables into 1 XML file

Not surprised. As someone already suggested use Data::Dumper to understand the differences in the data structures ($data). The 2 versions of the XML document are not same, so it is only natural that the data structures generated will not be the same either.
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