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HowTo question - Combine two XML files
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How complex is your XML? There are a number of perl XML parsers with different capabilities, some of which are easier to use than others. XML::Simple is a basic one.
Essentially, you need to read the 'old' file into a data structure, and read the 'additions' file into another structure. Then iterate through the additions, find where they belong, and add them to the original structure. Then write it out.
Steve
[small]"Every program can be reduced by one instruction, and every program has at least one bug. Therefore, any program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work." (Object:
erlDesignPatterns)[/small]
Essentially, you need to read the 'old' file into a data structure, and read the 'additions' file into another structure. Then iterate through the additions, find where they belong, and add them to the original structure. Then write it out.
Steve
[small]"Every program can be reduced by one instruction, and every program has at least one bug. Therefore, any program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work." (Object:
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