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Old 06-09-2011
Perl script for sorting out an input
Code:
     <order>10.08.0</order>
      <order>11.02.0</order>
      <order>11.02.1</order>
      <order>11.02.2</order>
      <order>11.02.4</order>
      <order>11.02.5</order>
      <order>11.02.6</order>
      <order>11.04.0</order>
      <order>11.04.1</order>
      <order>11.04.2</order>
      <order>11.04.3</order>
      <order>11.04.4</order>

I want a perl script which sorts out the above input and pops out the value just as

11.04.4.

Can anyone please help me?
# 2  
Old 06-09-2011
Sort it how? It looks sorted already.
# 3  
Old 06-09-2011
Please read through the lines... I want the value 11.04.04 in a variable.

---------- Post updated at 03:23 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:59 PM ----------

I will post my scenario in a different way.. Please help me in finding a solution.

Code:
my $content=get($url);

so in $content I have the following xml data..
Code:
<?xml order="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>helloworld.tools</groupId>
  <artifactId>helltools-ear</artifactId>
  <ordering>
    <latest>11.04.2</latest>
    <release>11.04.4</release>
    <orders>
      <order>10.08.0</order>
      <order>11.02.0</order>
      <order>11.02.1</order>
      <order>11.02.2</order>
      <order>11.02.4</order>
      <order>11.02.5</order>
      <order>11.02.6</order>
      <order>11.04.0</order>
      <order>11.04.1</order>
      <order>11.04.2</order>
      <order>11.04.3</order>
      <order>11.04.4</order>
    </orders>
    <lastUpdated>20110607172227</lastUpdated>
  </ordering>
</metadata>

I want the value inside the release tags.
<release>11.04.4</release>

so in this case "11.04.4"

---------- Post updated at 05:06 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:23 PM ----------

Found the answer myself...
Code:
if($content =~ m/<release>(.*)<\/release>/) {
            $recent=$1;
        }

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