Want to import multiple XML files into a single Redshift table?
Using Withdata software File To DB, a XML importer for Redshift on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, you can import multiple XML files into a single Redshift table in one go.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert locally and privately, avoid uploading large or private XML file(s) to online services.
Import multiple XML files into a single Redshift table
Login to Redshift -> Choose XML files -> Set Redshift table -> Import XML files to Redshift table
Choose Redshift and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains XML files.
Support large ( > 4GB ) XML file.
2. Config first XML file importing options.
3. Select a Redshift table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in Redshift table.
5. Import multiple XML files to the Redshift table.
View imported data in Redshift table
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
1) Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS)
FAQ
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XML → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | integer |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | bigint |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | double precision |
| Text | <char>text</char> | varchar(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | varchar(max) |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | date |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | timestamp |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | (none) |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | boolean |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | super |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and Redshift is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 5439 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | timestamp, date |
| long text | — | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | — |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- XML values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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