Articles

"Deitel Presents an Introduction to XML::DOM in Perl" by Deitel & Associates provides a good look at the use of the XML::DOM module, including modifying a DOM Document.

"XML and Perl: Now Let's Start Digging" by Mark Riehl and Ilya Sterin a sample chapter from XML and Perl (New Riders, 2003, ISBN 0735712891) discusses some XML basics, and then uses Perl to convert a CSV file to XML, convert XML to HTML, and output an XML Document.

"Combining XSL Transformation and Applications" by Nicholas Chase, a sample chapter from XML Primer Plus (Sams, 2003, ISBN 0672324229), shows XSLT transformations in Perl as well as several other languages.

"An XML and RSS Overview" by Kevin Meltzer and Brent Michalski, a sample chapter from Writing CGI Applications with Perl (Addison Wesley Professional, 2001, ISBN 0201710145) shows the use of the XML::RSS module.

"Perl and XML Web Services" by Mark Riehl and Ilya Sterin, a sample chapter from XML and Perl (New Riders, 2003, ISBN 0735712891) demonstrates the use of Perl to send and receive SOAP messages.

Books

XML and Perl by Mark Riehl and Ilya Sterin (New Riders Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0-7357-1289-1) doesn't waste time teaching you what you already know about XML. Instead it dives right into actually using Perl to do XML manipulations, and provides excellent coverage on a broad range of topics. (Preview this book on Safari) (Buy this book)

XML Primer Plus by Nicholas Chase (Sams Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-672-32422-9) is a complete look at working and programming with XML, including sample code in Perl, PHP, Java, C#, and Visual Basic .NET. (Preview this book on Safari) (Buy this book)

Perl How to Program by Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel, Tem Nieto, and D. McPhie (Prentice Hall, 2001, ISBN 0130284181) provides a foundation for Perl development and includes chapter on creating a web-based message forum using Perl and XML. (Buy this book).

(If you already know Perl but your XML is a little shaky, you can get this same chapter in XML How to Program, by Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel, Tem Nieto, Ted Lin, and Praveen Sadhu.)

mod_perl Developer's Cookbook by Geoffrey Young, Paul Lindner, and Randy Kobes (Sams Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0-672-32240-4) looks at using Perl and XML to generate web content. (Preview this book on Safari) (Buy this book)

Complete Perl Training Course, The by Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel, Tem Nieto, and D. McPhie (Prentice Hall PTR, 2001, ISBN 0130895520) includes information on programming with Perl and XML. (Buy this book)

Complete XML Programming Training Course, The by Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel, Tem Nieto, Ted Lin, and Praveen Sadhu (Prentice Hall PTR, 2001, ISBN 0130895571) includes information on creating an XML application using Perl. (Buy this book)

SOAP: Cross Platform Web Service Development Using XML by Scott Seely (Prentice Hall PTR, 2001, ISBN 0-13-090763-4) includes a thorough case study using Perl to send and receive SOAP messages. (Preview this book on Safari) (Buy this book)

Inside XML by Steven Holzner (New Riders Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7357-1020-1) provides a brief look at using Perl with XML. (Preview this book on Safari) (Buy this book)

Implementations

You can find most anything you need to know about the Perl language itself at the The Perl Directory at Perl.org, including documentation and links to download Perl for various operating systems and environments. You can check out CPAN for XML-related Perl modules, including the XML::DOM package used in this section of the guide.