Use Perl and the module XML::Twig to parse your XML file. Do you actually need to generate separate perl scripts or simply perform a fuction based on values within your XML file?

"It doesn't seem right to use perl to generate perl scripts as it will become very messy."

What makes you think this would be any easier in another language?

Update: fixed typo

I need to generate separate perl scripts, based on the values within the XML file. I am a n00b to perl. What do I need to do say if I want to write $samaadhi(not the value, the text) into a file.

Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes? Still giving a thought of using perl. XML::Twig seems cool.

"Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes?"

Not necessarily.

"I am a n00b to perl"

The tutorials section of this site is fantastic. You should spend some time reading the following:

• http://learn.perl.org
• http://perldoc.perl.org
• The Tutorials section of this site.

Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes?

Maybe. Why do you think it will be less of a mess of single quotes and double quotes if you would program it in a different language?

# Perl
print '$samaadhi';   # Prints the text, not the value.
# shell
echo '$samaadhi';
/* C */
#include <stdio.h>
printf("$samaadhi");
// Java
System.out.print("$samaadhi");
# Python
print "$samaadhi";
{ Pascal }
Write("$smaadhi");
// C++
#include <iostream>
std::cout << "$samaadhi";
-- Haskell
putStrLn "$samaadhi";
# MMIX
string  BYTE   "$samaadhi", 0
  Main  GETA   $255,string
        TRAP   0,Fputs,StdOut
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Seems it's not any easier in another language.

Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes?

No. For the reasons I already gave, it would be less of a mess in Perl.

Perl:
print($fh q{for (keys(%h)) { print("$_: $h{$k}\n"); }});

C:
fprintf(fh, "for (keys(%%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }");
fprintf(fh, "%s", "for (keys(%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }");
fputs("for (keys(%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }", fh);
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3 or 4 extra escapes in C.

What makes you think it would not be messier in any other language?

Perl is good at this sort of data munging, and has stuff like eval built right in!