Import data from XML file to Oracle

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Import data from XML file to Oracle

load XML data to Oracle table - Choose Oracle and logon

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

import XML data to Oracle table - task window

Select the “XML” file type.

Import XML file data to Oracle table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open a XML file.

Support large ( > 4GB ) XML file.

Import Data From XML File To Oracle - open XML file

Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From XML File To Oracle - source XML file

2. Select a Oracle table and config fields.

Load Data From XML File To Oracle - select table

3. Preview data will be in Oracle table.

Transfer Data From XML File To Oracle - preview

4. Import XML data to Oracle.

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View imported data in Oracle table

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XML → Oracle reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in XML	in Oracle
Int	`<int>1234</int>`	`NUMBER(10)`
Bigint	`<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>`	`NUMBER(19)`
Decimal	`<decimal>1234.56</decimal>`	`NUMBER(p,s)`
Float	`<float>1.234e10</float>`	`BINARY_DOUBLE`
Text	`<char>text</char>`	`VARCHAR2(n)`
Long text	`<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <)`	`CLOB`
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)`	`BLOB`
Boolean	`<bool>true</bool>`	`NUMBER(1)`
JSON	`escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree`	`CLOB`

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and Oracle 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 Oracle
port	`—`	`1521`
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...`	`"double quotes"`
row limit	`—`	`FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY`
dates	`Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)`	`DATE, TIMESTAMP`
long text	`—`	`CLOB, NCLOB`
binary	`base64Binary / hexBinary inside text`	`BLOB, BFILE`
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
Oracle	`exp / expdp`
Oracle (load)	`sqlldr (SQL*Loader)`

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