Grant McLean wrote:

>  
>  NAME
>     XML::Simpler - Simpler API for handling XML
>  
>  SYNOPSIS
>       use XML::Simpler;
>  
>       my $ref = XMLin($filename);
>  
>       XMLout($ref, $filename);
>  
>  BACKGROUND
>     In the years since XML::Simple was released, many people have taken the
>     time to email me suggestions for how the module could be improved.
>  
>     It rapidly became apparent to me that what these people wanted could not
>     be achieved through small changes to XML::Simple (even though most
>     correspondents expressed opinions to the contrary).
>  
>     The recurring complaints were:
>  
>     *   XML::Simple does not always preserve element order
>  
>     *   When XML is written out, elements can get translated into attributes
>  
>     *   The original encoding is not maintained when the file is read
>  
>     *   The data structures returned by XMLin() are too complex
>  
>     *   There are too many options
>  
>     *   There is too much documentation
>  
>     Clearly a whole new approach was required and so XML::Simpler was
>     born...
>  
>  DESCRIPTION
>     XML::Simpler offers the following improvements over XML::Simple:
>  
>     *   Element order is always preserved
>  
>     *   Elements are never translated into attributes
>  
>     *   Indentation and whitespace is preserved
>  
>     *   Absolutely no encoding translations are performed (unless the 'utf8'
>         option is enabled - see below)
>  
>     In addition to these changes, the data structures returned by XMLin()
>     have been vastly simplified. All hashrefs and arrayrefs have been
>     eliminated, and instead the contents of the XML file are represented
>     using a single scalar value which perfectly preserves the fidelity of
>     the original document. In fact the format of this data structure is so
>     intuitive that new users will be able to work with it immediately
>     without reading the documentation.
>  
>     The new data structure offers a number of exciting possibilities:

I downloaded this from CPAN.
This is +exactly+ what I've been looking for as a way of establishing
suitable control over my Windows operating system configurations...

Given its policy of embracing and supporting XML, I expect
Microsoft will jump on this one immediately.


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