User: eisen

XML Example that doesn't use XML modules (?!?)

On: Mother of Perl Magzazine

Let me respond, since you raise some good points.
1. TMTOWTDI.
2. Using XML::Parser would be overkill for such
a lightweight format.
3. I guess no one noticed that the headline files
were not well formed to begin with (no root element), hence, it would not work with an XML or SGML parser. I had to deal with the format that was available.
4. Audience - exposing readers to full blown XML concepts would blow most people away unless I started with an XML intro.
5. The article is for the Desparate Perl Hackers out there who need to solve difficult problems efficiently in an imperfect world. This often involves performing unnatural contortions like embedding non-HTML tags in HTML, and working with invalid XML. That's what Perl's good at.
6. The Spring edition of TPJ will satisfy your craving for a pure XML example using XML::Parser.

I will probably be addressing XML further in the future, among other things. Please feel free to send suggestions for a topic you'd like covered.

Jonathan Eisenzopf.
http://www.webreference.com/perl