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Convert Excel to XML
Choose Excel file -> Set XML file -> Convert Excel to XML
“Start a New Convert” for “Excel to XML”.
Select From “File” “Excel” To “File” “XML”.
1. Open source Excel file.
Support large Excel file ( > 4GB ).
Source Excel file’s content is like this:
2. Config target XML file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert Excel to XML.
After converting, you can view the output XML file.
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EXCEL → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in EXCEL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | a serial number plus a date cell format | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | not representable as data | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
Both EXCEL and XML are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in EXCEL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| dates | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| binary | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | Cells, not delimiters | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid | Arbitrary tree |
| ceiling | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
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