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Batch convert Excel files to XML files
Select source Excel files -> Set XML files -> Convert Excel files to XML files
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select From “Files” “Excel” To “Files” “XML”.
1. Select source Excel files.
And config the first source Excel file.
2. Config target XML files.
3. Summary.
List source Excel files.
4. Convert Excel files to XML files, 1 Excel to 1 XML.
After converting, you can view output XML files.
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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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