Problem with Parsing XML file with "."

[Shreedhar Naik]

Hi, I am using XML::Simple to parse the XML file that XML file contains the "." in some of its tags.

But while executing the script i am getting the error from Perl Script like "Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string".

I am aware of that this is because of the "." which is the concantation operator in Perl. But i want to parse the XML file without making nay chnages to it.

[numberwhun]

Hi, I am using XML::Simple to parse the XML file that XML file contains the "." in some of its tags.

But while executing the script i am getting the error from Perl Script like "Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string".

I am aware of that this is because of the "." which is the concantation operator in Perl. But i want to parse the XML file without making nay chnages to it.

Why not post a sample of the data you are working with and also, in order to assist you, we will definitely need you to please post the code that you are working on. (placed in code tags please, as per the REPLY GUIDELINES to the right of the Message window when replying).

Once we have that, we can try to assist in your troubleshooting.

Regards,

Jeff

[Shreedhar Naik]

Hi as you informed i am posting the code here..

This is my Perl Code

use strict;
use XML::Simple;
use Data::Dumper;
my ($FILENAME, $Parser);
$FILENAME = "C:\\PerlScript\\Master.xml";
$Parser = XMLin($FILENAME);

print " $Parser->{properties}->{property}->{NCHOME.INSTALLDIR}->{value}\n";

This is the XML File
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
- <CommonInstaller version="1.0">
- <properties>
<property name="NCHOME.INSTALLDIR" value="[$NCHOME]" />
<property name="LICENSESERVER.HOST" value="localhost" />
<property name="LICENSESERVER.PORT" value="27000" />
</properties>
</CommonInstaller>


This is the Error i am getting while execute the Perl Scipt
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string

[Shreedhar Naik]

By using the DataDumper the content of the XML file is displying properly. But when i try to extract an element indepedently it thwos the above ERROR

[KevinADC]

The problem is the hash key:

{NCHOME.INSTALLDIR}

because it contains a dot you have to quote it:

{'NCHOME.INSTALLDIR'}

the error message has nothing to do with the dot in the hash key or the dots in the xml file. That is a generic error message you get when warnings are turned on and you try and print a variable that has not been initialized.