Markus, Parse::RecDecent & any of the numerous perl XML modules (XML::Simple being my most often used choice) are powerful modules and could probably get the job done for you, while teaching you plenty along the way.. However, if you want the simplest, most straight forward job for the tool then you'll want to take a look at HTML::TokeParser or possible HTML::TokeParser::Simple. Both modules allow you to quickly and efficiently zip through an html file and extract specific elements and their attributes. If you need a hand with the syntax of either of them, give me a shout, I'll be glad to help you out. Steve Comrie > I want to set up a C::A for manipulating mapfiles for the UMN > mapserver (http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu) with html forms. The mapfiles > are in the following form (just a cutout): > > My only approach with parsing files like this is with regexps, but > maybe this is not the best way as those mapfiles can be several hundred > lines long. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/suppressed/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: suppressed For additional commands, e-mail: suppressed
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