Erm... it's not at all clear what you want, but to me, it seems you might want to take a look at XML::Simple.
ps: if you don't want to piss off Perl zealots, spell it Perl (for the language) or perl (for the interpreter).
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I can't use XML::Simple because it is not preserving attributes and elements.
Also for my application, I have to preserve the order and structure of the XML that I am creating.
Regarding my requirement, I should be able to parse the XML file going step by step from top to bottom.
While parsing I should be able to edit some of the tags and so on. When I finish I should be able to create an XML which is similar to the original one in structure.
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I tend to use XML::Twig for most of my perl/XML work, but most "full featured" XML parsers should be able to deal with your data provided it's presented as actual XML (your <img> tag is missing an ending slash, so your input is not valid).
If you have valid XML input, XML::Parser is probably one of the most flexible solutions, but IMO most problems can be solved easier with either XML::Twig or even XML::Simple. (See also the ForceArray and ForceContent options of XML::Simple)
update: ignore the parts I striked - I was replying to 2 different XML threads at the same time, and I got confused. Luckily, most of the advise is reasonably sound. :-)
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I fully agree to Joost post. XML::Twig and XML::Parser will be sufficient for your parsing/checking needs. The following link contains some good tutorials and examples to start you on the job xmltwig. The tutorials in this link may be of help XML::Twig tutorials
Good Luck
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