Import multiple XML files to a single SQLite table

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Import multiple XML files into a single SQLite table

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

Choose SQLite and logon.

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

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

import multiple XML files to 1 SQLite table - task window

Select the “XML” file type.

load multiple XML files to 1 SQLite 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 SQLite table - select a folder

2. Config first XML file importing options.

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

3. Select a SQLite table and config fields.

Merge XML files into a SQLite table - select table

4. Preview data will be in SQLite table.

put XML files into a single SQLite table - preview

5. Import multiple XML files to the SQLite table.

Merge XML files into a SQLite table - import data

View imported data in SQLite table

load XML files into a SQLite table - view data

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See also:

XML → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kindin XMLin SQLite
Int<int>1234</int>INTEGER
Bigint<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>INTEGER
Decimal<decimal>1234.56</decimal>NUMERIC
Float<float>1.234e10</float>REAL
Text<char>text</char>TEXT
Long text<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for &amp; &lt;)TEXT
Date<date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD)TEXT
Datetime<datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime)TEXT
Binary<blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary)BLOB
Boolean<bool>true</bool>INTEGER
JSONescaped inside an element, or its own sub-treeTEXT

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and SQLite 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 SQLite
port—(file-based)
identifiersAttribute values in quotes; entities (&amp; &lt; &gt;) for ..."double quotes" or [brackets]
row limit—LIMIT n
datesText (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)TEXT (no date type)
long text—TEXT
binarybase64Binary / hexBinary inside textBLOB
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
SQLitesqlite3 .dump
SQLite (load).import (sqlite3)

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