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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=441075607-21082007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think that this is a great idea and would second the
notion of a mentoring scheme. Adam is also spot on and it would be
great to see this list become a useful resource for those
subscribed. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=441075607-21082007><FONT>
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size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>So, on that
note.. I have a rather dumb question which someone might have a quick
answer to. I've noticed with XML::Generator version 0.99 that while it
appears to have a method for generating XML header declarations ( via xmldecl ),
this method doesn't actually seem to do 'anything'. I don't have the
option of a later version and wondered whether anyone has tried to use this
module for writing XML and found it to be just as flawed in pushing out a simple
<?xml ..?> ?<SPAN class=441075607-21082007> This occurs when
invoking $xmlGen->xmldecl( VERSION=>'1.0' ). Any
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color=#0000ff size=2>Apologies for the top post.. outlook.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Raf</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
thamesvalley-pm-bounces+rafiq.ismail=morganstanley.com@pm.org
[mailto:thamesvalley-pm-bounces+rafiq.ismail=morganstanley.com@pm.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Lance Wicks<BR><B>Sent:</B> 20 August 2007 21:36<BR><B>To:</B>
adam.trickett@iredale.net; ThamesValley Perl Mongers<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Thamesvalley-pm] calling all Perl newbies!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi Adam/All,
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<DIV>It'd be great to have a noob session or two. Or a segment at meetings for
noobs.</DIV>
<DIV>What I have always found difficult is developing a good approach, which is
partly down to lack of experience.</DIV>
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<DIV>A mentor system in the PM might be cool?</DIV>
<DIV>A way of getting hooked up with someone like yourself, who can help guide
us newbies in the right direction. Both in terms of Perl itself but also in
terms of the wider aspects of development and the community. Like how not to ask
dumb questions on Perlmonks and get -XP'd to within an inch of taking up
.net :) </DIV>
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<DIV>Just food for thought,</DIV>
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<DIV>Lance</DIV>
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<DIV>Lance Wicks</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:lw@judocoach.com">lw@judocoach.com</A></DIV><BR
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<DIV>On 20 Aug 2007, at 21:23, Adam Trickett wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Calling all Perl newbies!</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">What do you want from the PM?</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">How can we help you?</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I like Perl - in fact I love it and I want to share.
Once upon a time, I wrote<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">really bad Perl, but with practice I got better. When
I look at my first<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">attempts at Perl I'm a bit embarrassed, but I didn't
have the help of a PM or<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">anyone who knew Perl. I don't claim to be a brilliant
teacher or Perl wizard<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">but I'm willing to share what I have.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I know this list has been a bit "meeting" oriented,
so I'm throwing down the<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">gauntlet, "What do you want to know?" No question is
too small or too trivial<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">and I promise not to tell you to RTFM - though I
reserve the right to tell<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">you on which page look ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">--<SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Adam Trickett</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Overton, HANTS, UK</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A feature is a bug with seniority.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-tab-span
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