in reply to conditional input field separator?

It might be worth your while (if there's any significant chance that your requirements will change/expand) to explore the various XML::... modules on CPAN.

Update - typos fixed: s/change/chance/; s/,/\)/. Pre-caffeine, AM blindness.

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Re^2: conditional input field separator?
by Colin_R (Initiate) on Feb 10, 2012 at 13:15 UTC
    Thank you ww. I'm quite new to Perl, so hoping to ease my way in fairly gently. I'll keep the XML tip in mind if I need to be more flexible.
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      Not to disagree with your plan, but CPAN and modules -- or even just core modules; the ones installed with your Perl -- are so nearly intrinsic to programming with Perl, that you won't be well served by postponing your use of them too long.

      And beyond their utility for your production needs, reading a module (pick some!) and its documentation can be really enlightening/educational.

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        Thank you ww: point taken.

        My plan, for better or worse, comes from having just a small perl job at this point, a big manual next to my bed, and a bookmark that - given time constraints - only increments a few pages a night.

        Is there an HTML un-smiley?

        Colin

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