Re: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Sharan Basappa > 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? > Als

Re: Reporting bugs

2009-04-29 Thread Chas. Owens
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 18:44, Gunnar Hjalmarsson 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 compared to p5p? s

Re: Reporting bugs

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

Re: Reporting bugs (was: package variables)

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

Reporting bugs (was: package variables)

2009-04-29 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Chas. Owens wrote: 2009/4/28 Gunnar Hjalmarsson : snip I believe the standard response is "patches are welcome." 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: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Publi

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? M

Re: xml parsing

2009-04-29 Thread Sharan Basappa
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Bruce Ferrell 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: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additi

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 Vaidy

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 whe

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, 2

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