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New to perl - what book should I read for this task?
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Thomas Kennedy
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Joined: Jan 20, 2008
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I need to read an xml file into an html page using Perl. When someone reads the page, I want to select an xml file based on its filename and the current date, read its contents, probably do an xsl transform, and push the results into element X in the html file on the fly. (In other words the html file contains a placeholder where the transform results should go. I don't want the page itself modified permanently.) I know about XSL but all I know about Perl is the Llama book. What should I read next to learn how to do this?
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fred rosenberger
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
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99% of my perl research is done using the O'reilly "Learning Perl" book. IMHO, it has almost everything you need in it.
"placeholder" to me implies using a format...but I don't know much about xml, xsl, or html. I do know perl is great for parsing and formatting. You many want to search cpan for modules to help with the parsing, or search around at perlmonks to see if anyone there has asked a similar question.
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Siitesh Hind
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Joined: Sep 06, 2012
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Hi Thomas,
Lot of stuff is available on the net unless you really want to buy a book where you wont find the important things that you require.
http://www.tizag.com/perlT/perlvariables.php
Rgds,
Seetesh
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