topic Re: using xml::simple in Operating System - Linux

using xml::simple

itai weisman — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:06:38 GMT

Hi All,
new to xml reading in perl,
I'm trying to read command's output using xml::simple. I do not want to direct the command output to file and then read it using XMLin.
do you know how can I do that?
thanks,
Itai

Re: using xml::simple

Goran Koruga — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:12:26 GMT

Hello.

You can read the whole output of your commaind in a variable and then pass that string to XML::Simple.

You can also pass it a file handle and that should be enough to not need to redirect command's output to a file:

use IO::Handle;

my $FH = new IO::Handle;

open($FH, "command |");

Now you can pass this to XML::Simple (note the lack of error checking).

Regards,
Goran

Re: using xml::simple

Ali — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:23:37 GMT

Hi Itai,

Another way to read XML is through
XML::LibXML

might be helpful
http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/#xml_simple

Thanks,
Aftab