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Convert online RSS feed to SQL file
Download RSS file -> Set SQL file -> Convert Convert RSS feed to SQL
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 SQL file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RSS feed to SQL.
See SQL file
Convert RSS feed to SQL in command line
Save “RSS feed to SQL” session, then you can:
- Convert RSS feed to SQL in Windows command line.
- Convert RSS feed to SQL in Linux command line.
- Convert RSS feed to SQL in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting RSS feed to SQL
You can schedule and automate this “RSS to SQL” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “RSS to SQL” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “RSS to SQL” conversion.
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RSS → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | INT |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | BIGINT |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | <title>text</title> | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | DATE |
| Datetime | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
Both RSS and SQL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RSS | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | XML elements | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | No declaration |
| typing | None | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
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