Want to bulk import XML files into Redshift tables at one time?
Using Withdata software File To DB, a XML to Redshift converter for Redshift for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, you can bulk import XML files into Redshift tables 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.
Bulk import XML files into Redshift tables
Login to Redshift -> Choose XML files -> Set Redshift tables -> Import XML files to Redshift tables
Choose Redshift 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 Redshift tables to XML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import XML files to Redshift tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Redshift table
Bulk import XML files into Redshift tables in command line
Save “bulk XML files to Redshift tables” session, then you can:
- Bulk import XML files into Redshift tables in Windows command line.
- Bulk import XML files into Redshift tables in Linux command line.
- Bulk import XML files into Redshift tables in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for bulk importing XML files into Redshift tables
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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