You can use XML::DOM or XML::LibXML as well as others, but first you'll have
to start with well-formed XML document (which your example is not). I prefer
XML::LibXML.
Say you have the following:
<doc>
<item name="first">
<subheader> test </subheader>
</item>
<item name="third">
<subheader> test </subheader>
</item>
</doc>
Then you can do this with XML::LibXML:
# Parse xml string (you can also use parse_file)
my $doc = XML::LibXML->new->parse_string($xml);
my $items = $doc->documentElement;
# Create your new element
my $secondItem = XML::LibXML::Element->new('item');
$secondItem->setAttribute( name => 'second');
$secondItem->appendTextChild( subheader => ' test ');
# Put the element into the proper place under items
my ($thirdItem) = $items->findnodes('//[EMAIL PROTECTED]"third"]');
$items->insertBefore($secondItem, $thirdItem);
# Print the results
print $doc->toString;
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Mohammed Gazal
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:24 PM
> To: perl-unix-users@listserv.ActiveState.com
> Cc: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com
> Subject: how to add a new item to a xml
>
>
> Hello ,
>
> I have a xml doc like this
>
> <item name ="first">
> <subheader> test </subheader>
> </item>
> <item name = "third">
> <subheader> test </subheader>
> </item>
>
> now if i want to insert a new item for ex: second inbetween
> the first and third item elements which xml modules help in
> doing this? and do you have any examples?
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Thxs,
>
> Gazal.
>
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