Re: Fastest XML parser that can run under ActivePerl on Windows?

XML::Simple doesn't do any parsing. It uses one of many parsers. Many users of XML::Simple use XML::SAX::PurePerl as their parser, the slowest of the bunch. (And it has problems with encodings.) According to my tests (which I don't have handy), XML::Simple is fastest when you have it use XML::Parser. XML::LibXML is much faster yet.

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Re^2: Fastest XML parser that can run under ActivePerl on Windows? by Xenofur (Monk) on Apr 26, 2009 at 22:49 UTC
Wow, thanks a lot. That works perfectly. :) Edit: XML::Parser, i mean. With LibXML it only complains about the ParserDetails.ini missing and still runs slowly.	[reply]
Re^3: Fastest XML parser that can run under ActivePerl on Windows? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 26, 2009 at 22:57 UTC
I didn't know XML::LibXML could be used with XML::Simple. I didn't benchmark that.	[reply]
Re^4: Fastest XML parser that can run under ActivePerl on Windows? by Xenofur (Monk) on Apr 26, 2009 at 22:59 UTC
Apparently you can use it by declaring XML::LibXML::Sax to be the preferred parser. However, this means that apparently you thought of doing it in another way. Mind explaining?	[reply]
Re^5: Fastest XML parser that can run under ActivePerl on Windows? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 27, 2009 at 00:29 UTC