forget about XML::Parser, use XML::Twig, see http://xmltwig.org/

see XML::Twig basic handlers, Re: XML::Simple usage question (steriods), Re: XML-Twig paste, http://xmltwig.org/, XML::Twig newbie question, Re^2: finding XPATH for any node in a XML file, Re: trouble,, need help! (parsing apache jmeter xml, preparing html report), Re: XML::Twig n00b , Re^3: parse xml and store data in array of hashesh