Extracting Data from XML using XSL

[gpraghuram]

Hi,
I want to know how to extract information from a XML file using a XSL style sheet using perl.
I have alreday written a XSL for a XML file.
My requirement is to apply this XSL on the xml which in turn gives me a csv output.
Which module shuld i use for this?
Thanks
Raghu

[Frinavale]

I'm not very familiar with many Perl modules but the logic behind this doesn't seem that hard.

CSV files are just files containing comma-separated values.
You could use the XSL to transform the XML into comma-separated values and then just output this to a csv file.

Upon doing a quick google search on the topic turned up a lot of examples...most of them weren't using Perl but since this is mostly about using XML (and XSL) to produce comma-separated values....it seems like it shouldn't be too hard to apply this to Perl.

Googling also revealed that you're going to need to use the XML::XSLT and XML::DOM modules.



-Frinny

[numberwhun]

And if you want to get really freaky with your CSV file creation, you can use the DBD::CSV module, which allows you to treat a csv file as a database.

Also, simply search on the CPAN site for CSV and you will find other modules for reading/writing CSV files.

Regards,

Jeff

[Frinavale]

That module sounds awesome numberwun!

:)

Hope it helps the OP

[gpraghuram]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion.
I was able to use XML::XSLT to achive this.

Thanks
Raghu

[numberwhun]

Glad that it worked for you Raghu.