in reply to Re^3: Unable to install Data::Dumper module
in thread Unable to install Data::Dumper module

i just hate typos
i ran it again and this is what i got!
$ perl ex1.pl could not find ParserDetails.ini in /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10/XM +L/SAX Document requires an element [Ln: 2, Col: 0]
Im not sure why it's looking at SAX

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Re^5: Unable to install Data::Dumper module
by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 16, 2010 at 12:16 UTC
Re^5: Unable to install Data::Dumper module
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 16, 2010 at 15:45 UTC

    XML::Simple relies on other XML parsers. It can use XML::Parser or one of many SAX parsers. XML::Simple is at its fastest when it uses XML::Parser, so you should install XML::Parser and set

    $XML::Simple::PREFERRED_PARSER = 'XML::Parser';
    to make sure XML::Simple will use it.