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Convert online RSS feed to EXCEL file
Download RSS file -> Set Excel file -> Convert Convert RSS feed to Excel
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Input the RSS feed URL, and download to XML file.
Open the saved XML file.
2. Config target Excel file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RSS feed to Excel.
See Excel file
Convert RSS feed to Excel in command line
Save “RSS feed to Excel” session, then you can:
- Convert RSS feed to Excel in Windows command line.
- Convert RSS feed to Excel in Linux command line.
- Convert RSS feed to Excel in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting RSS feed to Excel
You can schedule and automate this “RSS to Excel” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “RSS to Excel” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “RSS to Excel” conversion.
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RSS → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | <title>text</title> | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row |
| Date | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | a serial number plus a date cell format |
| Datetime | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | a serial number plus a date-time cell format |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | not representable as data |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
Both RSS and EXCEL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RSS | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column |
| separator | XML elements | Cells, not delimiters |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package |
| typing | None | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... |
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