Have you done a Super Search on "XML::Simple"? You should get plenty of hits, it is the most commonly used XML module around here. Just one word if you want to get familiar with it: Data::Dumper is you friend! (Actually I am beginning to like Data::Denter more than Data::Dumper, but that's an other story).

Although if what you want is to create XML from scratch XML::Writer, or even CGI.pm might be more appropriate.

Thanks for your help. I will see what I can get done from here. I really need to use XML::simple as that is what I managed to get installed on my production box when the system admin guys were not looking and due to time constraints, I really need to get this code working. thanks for everything.

I don't know if I what I want to do is to create an XML tree form scratch. What I am doing today is taking an XML tree and parsing it into data packets, then I am sending the data packets into a 4GL DataBase environment. What is supposed to happen in Phase II of this creation is that I am to take the data packets (aka Data Stream double quote delimitted text) and create an XML Tree to send back to the originator. So, please tell me, is this something that I need to use XML::Writer for. As near as I can tell all that XML::Simple and XML::Parser do is take incoming trees apart. What I really need help with is putting an outgoing tree together. Any help would be oh so very much so appreciated.