What programming languages/platforms can read XML documents?

Question

I'm working on a class assignment that involves reading an XML document and inserting the contents into a database. Language choice is wide open - so I figure, why not consider all my options!

What languages are able and appropriate for the reading of XML?

Answer 1

Any language with a good XML parser, you can probably find one in your language of choice pretty easily.

Answer 2

Any.

I'd use Perl myself since it has the excellent DBIx::Class and XML::LibXML modules.

Answer 3

Endless possibilities... Very few languages does not have XML capabilities these days. The Oracle and Microsoft SQL server are powerful enough, so you don't need an external language, you can do it all from inside the database.