RE: [xml-dev] xml to text file

>I need to convert the xml file into a plain text file(tab limited)
using shell scripting.

You *need* to convert the xml file into a plain text file.

You *want* to do it using shell scripting.

The right tool for this job is XSLT. You can do it using a different
tool if you insist, but it will be more difficult.

Michael Kay