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Bulk import XML files into Azure tables
Login to Azure -> Choose XML files -> Set Azure tables -> Import XML files to Azure tables
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains XML files.
2. Config first XML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Azure tables to XML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import XML files to Azure tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Azure table
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See also:
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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