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Convert XML to TXT
Choose XML file -> Set TXT file -> Convert XML to TXT
“Start a New Convert” for “XML to TXT”.

Select From “File” “XML” To “File” “TXT”.

1. Open source XML file.
Support large XML file ( > 4GB ).

Source XML file’s content is like this:

2. Config target TXT file.

3. Set rows options.

4. Convert XML to TXT.

After converting, you can view the output TXT file.

More about XML to TXT converter
See Video: Convert XML file to TXT file without coding
See also:
XML → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | <char>text</char> | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | written as-is |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | not representable |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | written as-is |
Dialect differences
Both XML and TXT are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in XML | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | None by convention |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | Not supported |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | None in the markup itself | None - every field is text |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | No formal limit |
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