Import data from XML file to Azure

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Import data from XML file to Azure

load XML data to Azure table - Choose Azure and logon

Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.

import XML data to Azure table - task window

Select the “XML” file type.

Import XML file data to Azure table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open a XML file.

Support large ( > 4GB ) XML file.

Import Data From XML File To Azure - open XML file

Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From XML File To Azure - source XML file

2. Select a Azure table and config fields.

Load Data From XML File To Azure - select table

3. Preview data will be in Azure table.

Transfer Data From XML File To Azure - preview

4. Import XML data to Azure.

Import Data From XML File To Azure - import data

View imported data in Azure table

Convert XML to Azure - view data

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XML → Azure SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in XML	in Azure SQL
Int	`<int>1234</int>`	`int`
Bigint	`<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>`	`bigint`
Decimal	`<decimal>1234.56</decimal>`	`decimal(p,s)`
Float	`<float>1.234e10</float>`	`float`
Text	`<char>text</char>`	`nvarchar(n)`
Long text	`<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <)`	`nvarchar(max)`
Date	`<date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD)`	`date`
Datetime	`<datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime)`	`datetime2`
Binary	`<blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary)`	`varbinary(max)`
Boolean	`<bool>true</bool>`	`bit`
JSON	`escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree`	`nvarchar(max)`

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and Azure SQL 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 Azure SQL
port	`—`	`1433`
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...`	`[square brackets]`
row limit	`—`	`SELECT TOP n`
dates	`Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)`	`datetime2, date, time`
long text	`—`	`nvarchar(max)`
binary	`base64Binary / hexBinary inside text`	`varbinary(max)`
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
Azure SQL	`bcp`
Azure SQL (load)	`bcp, or BULK INSERT`

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