Import data from XML file to SQLite

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Import data from XML file to SQLite

load XML data to SQLite table - Choose SQLite and logon

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

import XML data to SQLite table - task window

Select the “XML” file type.

Import XML file data to SQLite table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open a XML file.

Support large ( > 4GB ) XML file.

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Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From XML File To SQLite - source XML file

2. Select a SQLite table and config fields.

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3. Preview data will be in SQLite table.

Transfer Data From XML File To SQLite - preview

4. Import XML data to SQLite.

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View imported data in SQLite table

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XML → SQLite reference

Type mapping

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

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and SQLite 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 SQLite
port	`—`	`(file-based)`
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...`	`"double quotes" or [brackets]`
row limit	`—`	`LIMIT n`
dates	`Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)`	`TEXT (no date type)`
long text	`—`	`TEXT`
binary	`base64Binary / hexBinary inside text`	`BLOB`
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
SQLite	`sqlite3 .dump`
SQLite (load)	`.import (sqlite3)`

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