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Batch convert XML files to HTML tables
Select source XML files -> Set HTML files -> Convert XML files to HTML tables
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select From “Files” “XML” To “Files” “Html”.
1. Select source XML files.
And config the first source XML file.
2. Config target HTML files.
3. Summary.
List source XML files.
4. Convert XML files to HTML tables.
After converting, you can view output HTML tables.
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See also:
XML → HTML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | <td>1234</td> |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | <td>9007199254740993</td> |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | <td>1234.56</td> |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | <td>1.234e+10</td> |
| Text | <char>text</char> | <td>text</td> |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | <td>2026-09-18</td> |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | not representable in a cell |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | <td>true</td> |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) |
Dialect differences
Both XML and HTML are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in XML | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | Whatever text was rendered |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | data: URIs inside src attributes |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header |
| typing | None in the markup itself | None |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | No formal limit |
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