This paper focuses on the importance of data modeling, showing how using Perl's dynamic object model can simplify the translation from XML, POD or raw text inputs into XML, HTML, text and database outputs. In this manner, Perl can sometimes replace conventional DSSSL and XSL stylesheet engines since it handily accepts inputs from non-SGML/XML sources, such as log files and relational databases. In other cases, Perl can work alongside those same stylesheet engines by converting non-SGML/XML formats into SGML/XML for further processing.