It is? Really? Because for the past 5 years or so of munging XML with Perl i have found the task to be quite easy. Maybe you need to study Perl more or flat out pick another language to program in, because Perl is fundamentally built upon hashes and arrays. It sounds like you only want us to think you love Perl.
jeffa
L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)
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