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Some that I've used are XML::Simple, XML::Smart, XML::LibXML, XML::Twig. They all have their pros & cons; your best bet is to read the docs, pick a couple that look best suited to your needs, and give them a try.

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Re^2: Edit XML File in perl
by py_201 (Acolyte) on Dec 08, 2009 at 05:24 UTC
    Thanks for your response.
    But what you have mentioned are Xml parsers (used to read a parser).
    But i need to edit a XML file. I dont want to read it using a parser and write it to some other file using a XML writer. as that would certaily take time.
    Do we have XML editors like i would read a XML and at a particular point add or remove the required tags.
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      These can do that. For example: 
      #!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use XML::Smart;
my $xmlstring = q{
<root>
 <member id="1" name="member1">
  <ips>
   <ip1>
    <from></from>
    <to></to>
   </ip1>
   <ip2>
    <from></from>
    <to></to>
   </ip2>
  </ips>
 </member>
</root>};
my $XML = XML::Smart->new($xmlstring);
$XML->{root}{member}{ips}{ip1}{from} = 'I am IPS IP1 From';
print $XML->data(noheader => 1);
__END__

<root>
  <member id="1" name="member1">
    <ips>
      <ip1>
        <from>I am IPS IP1 From</from>
        <to/>
      </ip1>
      <ip2>
        <from/>
        <to/>
      </ip2>
    </ips>
  </member>
</root>

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