Re^2: How to get paired values from the nested XML structure?

Thank you Jenda,
I must read this carefully und try it. I did not know XML::Rules bevor. The good news - this module exists for ActivePerl.
The "real" huge xml file consists of many nested structures like in the example. They "dive" from the surface of simple data such as the "address" or the "boss name" (and the "unit_id").
I had hence an idea to make several csv files with id of the unit (here in example shown as unit name) and connect them in the database later. This eclectic (promiscuous? :-)) idea comes since my knowledge of perl is limited and I have to get the things run at the same time.

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Re^3: How to get paired values from the nested XML structure? by Jenda (Abbot) on Nov 02, 2011 at 09:42 UTC
If the file is huge you can process it in parts. In this case and with XML::Rules it would mean that the rule for <unit> would be a subroutine that inserts the data of the unit to database and then returns nothing. That way you do not keep the already processed data in memory. Another good module for processing huge XML files is XML::Twig. Jenda Enoch was right! Enjoy the last years of Rome.	[reply]
Re^4: How to get paired values from the nested XML structure? by vagabonding electron (Curate) on Nov 03, 2011 at 16:01 UTC
Thank you Jenda, I will certainly try it too. The Module XML::Twig is also available for ActivePerl - great!(and btw. it is the real blessing to be able to install ppm modules manually, without administrator privileges and without proxy issue). Many thanks! VE	[reply]