# How to Access XML files in Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-xml-files-in-ruby/90268>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 27, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-xml-files-in-ruby/90268 "2007-03-27T08:52:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramakrishna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@ramakrishna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramakrishna)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-xml-files-in-ruby/90268/1 "2007-03-27T08:52:09Z")

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Hello,

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  I face one problem in ruby +XML , can u tell me what is the

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configuration and how to access xml data in ruby programming.

Thanks

Ramakrishna

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**Author:** ![ramakrishna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@ramakrishna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramakrishna)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-xml-files-in-ruby/90268/2 "2007-03-27T10:00:42Z")

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Rexml comes standard with Ruby so you don’t have to install anything:

[http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/docs/tutorial.html](http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/docs/tutorial.html)

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