use XML::Twig; my $file = "C:/test2.xml"; my $tmp; $tmp = XML::Twig->new(); $tmp->parsefile($file); my $root = $tmp->root; foreach my $product($root->children('doc')){ my @para=$product->first_child_text('para'); print @para; } #### aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa dsnbbtejk aldmflskddddddddddddddddddffffffffffffff