Re: XML Examples (and a call for participation)

[ajt]

in reply to XML Examples (and a call for participation)

mirod Way to go!

I don't know if I'm much help, I'm willing, but I'd love to see a Perl/XML cookbook, similar but expanded on "Ways to Rome".

Perhaps a project on SourceFourge (or similar) like the Perl XML FAQ?

Recently brian d foy has started to work on updating XML::RSS, and this has made me think that perhaps Perl needs a XML site where all the fine Perl/XML projects can be linked and listed. There are plenty of modules in CPAN, Yahoo groups, SourceForge projects, newsgroups, and related technologies, yet there doesn't seem to be a simple front page to the lot - if there is I'd like a link to it please!

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ajt

[grantm]

My original vision for the Perl-XML FAQ was that it should be packaged as a distribution available via CPAN. The Q&A part would be available in the source XML format as well as a POD version, but I also envisaged that the distribution would include an 'examples' directory. Unfortunately, I've been busy on other stuff and not progressed that side of things at all.

The way I saw the examples working is to define a small number of 'problems' (3-5) and then provide one 'solution' for each problem using each available module. One or more of the problems would use mixed content (the XML as a document model) and some would not (the XML as data model). Some possible problems might include:

• Read a Purchase Order XML document and extract some specific fields.
• Read an XML document add, remove and modify specified elements then write it back out as XML.
• Take a Perl data structure and output it as an XML document in a specified schema (small 's')
• Transform an XML document into an HTML version

The Perl-XML FAQ is under CVS on SourceForge and I'd be more than happy to accept contributions, but I think the first step before starting to cut code is to define the problems.

http://www.perlxml.net/ was envisaged as a home for Perl XML stuff such as a directory of projects. I'm sure Ilya would welcome contributions - the Perl-XML mailing list might be a good place to discuss it.