# Trouble parsing xml file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trouble-parsing-xml-file/153582>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 23, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trouble-parsing-xml-file/153582 "2018-10-23T10:50:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trouble-parsing-xml-file/153582/2 "2018-10-24T10:34:58Z")

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hope this helps you,

> [@Unable to load xml file in logstash](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-load-xml-file-in-logstash/151318/5):
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> The correct output is obtained for below input code, hope this helps other people, Also, max\_lines number changes based on the maximum number of lines present in your xml file input { file { path =\> "C:/Users/LENOVO/Downloads/stations.xml" start\_position =\> "beginning" sincedb\_path =\> "NUL" codec =\> multiline { pattern =\> "^\<?stations.\*\>" negate =\> "true" what =\> "previous" auto\_flush\_interval =\> 1 max\_lines =\> 3000 } } } filter { xml { source =\> "message" target =\> "pars…

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