xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Sharan Basappa
Hi, I have a kind of user defined xml file where users enter their test information. I need to parse the xml file, get the relevant data and then use the test information to invoke low level scripts that run the tests. Is there a xml parser that can do this job? Also, I have heard a bit about xml

RE: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread sanket vaidya
Hi, Search for some XML modules on CPAN get your job done by using appropriate module. I haven't used perl with XML So cannot tell you the exactly which module. Thanks, Sanket Vaidya -Original Message- From: Sharan Basappa [mailto:sharan.basa...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 29,

RE: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Sharan Basappa Also, I have heard a bit about xml schemas. Does the fact that I am using my own format of xml file make any difference? Only if you actually need to formally validate your files against a schema. In that case, you would need to create the schema and follow its rules when

Re: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Bruce Ferrell
Have a look at XML::Simple I'm a lousy programmer and even I can use it :) sanket vaidya wrote: Hi, Search for some XML modules on CPAN get your job done by using appropriate module. I haven't used perl with XML So cannot tell you the exactly which module. Thanks, Sanket Vaidya

Re: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Sharan Basappa
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Bruce Ferrell bferr...@baywinds.org wrote: Have a look at XML::Simple I'm a lousy programmer and even I can use it :) Thanks, Bruce. My requirements are really modest, so I think this should be sufficient ... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: package variables

2009-04-29 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Jenda Krynicky wrote: I think the original problem is with using use strict because 1. someone told you to or 2. you were told you have to do so for mod_perl. It's not really use strict that's required by mod_perl. Yep, I agree (and admit). In either case what wording would you suggest?

Reporting bugs (was: package variables)

2009-04-29 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Chas. Owens wrote: 2009/4/28 Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc: snip I believe the standard response is patches are welcome. grin Are they? The number of open or new bugs at http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/ makes me fear something else. ( I did submit a bug report a few weeks ago:

Re: Reporting bugs (was: package variables)

2009-04-29 Thread Chas. Owens
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 17:20, Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc wrote: Chas. Owens wrote: 2009/4/28 Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc: snip I believe the standard response is patches are welcome. grin Are they? The number of open or new bugs at http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/ makes

Re: Reporting bugs

2009-04-29 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Chas. Owens wrote: On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 17:20, Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc wrote: Chas. Owens wrote: 2009/4/28 Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc: snip I believe the standard response is patches are welcome. grin Are they? The number of open or new bugs at

Re: Reporting bugs

2009-04-29 Thread Chas. Owens
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 18:44, Gunnar Hjalmarsson nore...@gunnar.cc wrote: snip You are encouraged to include a patch also when submitting a bug report - I did so in the above example, btw - so I still not quite get the distinction. Are the bug reports handled by a different group of people

Re: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Sharan Basappa sharan.basa...@gmail.com I have a kind of user defined xml file where users enter their test information. I need to parse the xml file, get the relevant data and then use the test information to invoke low level scripts that run the tests. Is there a xml parser that can