Help Parsing CDATA

[AlexTekTip]

I have an xml data document that I need to parse that involves CDATA sections. How do I go about it? I need to specifically parse the two CDATA section that currently hold "TEST" in them (See below).

Thank YOU!!


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
- <Report cgidir="/cgi-lawson/" executable="getattachrec.exe" productline="QAS" filename="APINVOICE" token="Token" keynbr="KeyNbr">
- <QueryBase exepath="/cgi-lawson/writeattach.exe">
- <![CDATA[ _OUT=XML&_PDL=QAS&_FN=APINVOICE&_IN=APISET1&
]]>
</QueryBase>
- <WinTitle>
- <![CDATA[ <NULL>
]]>
</WinTitle>
- <ParentRec>
- <QueryVal>
- <![CDATA[ _AK=yMjh
]]>
</QueryVal>
- <RecAtt Action="Add">
- <AttName>
- <![CDATA[ Add Attach
]]>
</AttName>
- <QueryVal>
- <![CDATA[ K1=9000&K2= 55413&K3=ASWTEST101504C&K4=000&K5=0000&_DATA=TRUE&_OPM=M&
]]>
</QueryVal>
</RecAtt>
- <RecAtt Action="">
- <AttName>
- <![CDATA[ TEST
]]>
</AttName>
- <AttData>
- <![CDATA[ TEST
]]>
</AttData>
- <QueryVal>
- <![CDATA[ K1=9000&K2= 55413&K3=ASWTEST101504C&K4=000&K5=0000&_ATYP=C&_AUDT=N&_KS=zz&_OPM=A&_DATA=TRUE&
]]>
</QueryVal>
</RecAtt>
</ParentRec>
- <ErrMsg ErrNbr="0" ErrStat="MSG">
- <![CDATA[ Success
]]>
</ErrMsg>
</Report>

 

[PaulTEG]

1) Go to

http://search.cpan.org

2) look up XML parser, you should find something there that'll float your boat

HTH
--Paul



Nancy Griffith - songstress extraordinaire,
and composer of the snipers anthem "From a distance ...

 

[waiterm]

Although my parsing skills aren't beautiful I'd probably do something similar to the following:

# $src = the source you've posted

@CDATAS = split/\[CDATA/,$src;
foreach $CDATA (@CDATAS)  {
   ($CDATA,$etc) = split/\]\>/,$CDATA;
   if ($CDATA =~ /ASWTEST/i)  {
       print $CDATA."\n";
   }
}

It's nice and simple to understand that one I think...may not be necessary to get involved with a module if the info you need is as specific and simple as it is.

Rob Waite

http://www.hostpipe.co.uk?src=TT