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.