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NAME

xml2fv - convert an XML file into Tie::FieldVals data.

VERSION

This describes version 0.6202 of xml2fv.

SYNOPSIS

xml2fv --help | --manpage | --version

xml2fv xmlfile [ outfile ]

DESCRIPTION

This script converts an XML file into Tie::FieldVals data.

OPTIONS

--help

Print help message and exit.

--manpage

Print the full help documentation (manual page) and exit.

--verbose

Print informational messages.

--version

Print version information and exit.

FILE FORMATS

XML FORMAT

The format of the input XML file is as follows:

    <fv_data>
        <record>
           <Field>Value</Field>
            <AnotherField>AnotherValue</AnotherField>
            ...
        </record>
        ...
    </fv_data>

Each field name is given its own tag, and the element contains the value for that field.

FieldVals Format

The output data file is in the form of Field:Value pairs, with each record separated by a line with '=' on it.

See "FILE FORMAT" in Tie::FieldVals for more information.

REQUIRES

    Getopt::Long
    Pod::Usage
    Getopt::ArgvFile
    Data::Dumper
    Tie::FieldVals::Row

SEE ALSO

perl(1) Getopt::Long Getopt::ArgvFile Pod::Usage

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to the author.

AUTHOR

    Kathryn Andersen (RUBYKAT)
    perlkat AT katspace dot com
    http://www.katspace.com

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (c) 2004 by Kathryn Andersen

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.