Import multiple XML files to a single PostgreSQL table

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Import multiple XML files into a single PostgreSQL table

Login to PostgreSQL -> Choose XML files -> Set PostgreSQL table -> Import XML files to PostgreSQL table

Choose PostgreSQL and logon.

import multiple XML files to 1 PostgreSQL table - Choose PostgreSQL and logon

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

import multiple XML files to 1 PostgreSQL table - task window

Select the “XML” file type.

load multiple XML files to 1 PostgreSQL table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Select a folder that constains XML files.

Support large ( > 4GB ) XML file.

insert multiple XML files to one PostgreSQL table - select a folder

2. Config first XML file importing options.

import multiple XML files to one PostgreSQL table - config first file

3. Select a PostgreSQL table and config fields.

Merge XML files into a PostgreSQL table - select table

4. Preview data will be in PostgreSQL table.

put XML files into a single PostgreSQL table - preview

5. Import multiple XML files to the PostgreSQL table.

Merge XML files into a PostgreSQL table - import data

View imported data in PostgreSQL table

load XML files into a PostgreSQL table - view data

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XML → PostgreSQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin XMLin PostgreSQL
Int<int>1234</int>integer
Bigint<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>bigint
Decimal<decimal>1234.56</decimal>numeric(p,s)
Float<float>1.234e10</float>double precision
Text<char>text</char>varchar(n)
Long text<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for &amp; &lt;)text
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)bytea
Boolean<bool>true</bool>boolean
JSONescaped inside an element, or its own sub-treejsonb

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and PostgreSQL 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.

Propertyin XMLin PostgreSQL
port—5432
identifiersAttribute values in quotes; entities (&amp; &lt; &gt;) for ..."double quotes"
row limit—LIMIT n
datesText (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)timestamp, timestamptz, date, time
long text—TEXT
binarybase64Binary / hexBinary inside textBYTEA
separatorTags, not delimiters—
encodingDeclared in the XML declaration—
typingNone in the markup itself—
shapeArbitrary treeTables of rows and columns
ceilingWhole document is usually parsed into memory—

Command line

SideCommand
PostgreSQLpg_dump or COPY ... TO
PostgreSQL (load)COPY ... FROM

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