I am needing to parse an XML file for my app and I dont have any clue how to do it. I went through one XMLParser tutorial, and it worked fine but the XML file in the tutorial was very simple and my XML file is quite a bit more complex.

here is a snippet of the xml file:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <digital_tpp cycle="1003" from_edate="0901Z    03/11/10" to_edate="0901Z     04/08/10">
        <state_code ID="AK" state_fullname="Alaska">
            <city_name ID="ADAK ISLAND" volume="AK-1">
                <airport_name ID="ADAK" military="N" apt_ident="ADK" icao_ident="PADK" alnum="1244">
                    <record>
                        <chartseq>10100</chartseq>
                        <chart_code>MIN</chart_code>
                        <chart_name>TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS</chart_name>
                        <useraction></useraction>
                        <pdf_name>AKTO.PDF</pdf_name>
                        <cn_flg>N</cn_flg>
                        <cnsection></cnsection>
                        <cnpage></cnpage>
                        <bvsection>C</bvsection>
                        <bvpage></bvpage>
                        <procuid></procuid>
                        <two_colored>N</two_colored>
                        <civil> </civil>
                        <faanfd15></faanfd15>
                        <faanfd18></faanfd18>
                        <copter></copter>
                    </record>
                    <record>
                        <chartseq>10200</chartseq>
                        <chart_code>MIN</chart_code>
                        <chart_name>ALTERNATE MINIMUMS</chart_name>
                        <useraction></useraction>
                        <pdf_name>AKALT.PDF</pdf_name>
                        <cn_flg>N</cn_flg>
                        <cnsection></cnsection>
                        <cnpage></cnpage>
                        <bvsection>E</bvsection>
                        <bvpage></bvpage>
                        <procuid></procuid>
                        <two_colored>N</two_colored>
                        <civil> </civil>
                        <faanfd15></faanfd15>
                        <faanfd18></faanfd18>
                        <copter></copter>
                    </record>
                </airport_name>
            </city_name>
        </state_code>
    </digital_tpp>

What I'm needing to do is search the XML file for the <...icao_ident> that the user specifies, then create a dictionary containing the <pdf_name> and <chart_name> for each <record> . I will then create a UI that displays the pdf files.

Can someone direct me to a good tutorial or explanation of how XML parser works? Or if I'm going about this the wrong way I'd be open to suggestions too.

(the XML file is about 8MB)