Batch convert JSON files to pipe delimited text files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert JSON files to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files?

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Batch convert JSON files to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “Files” “JSON” To “Files” “TXT”.

And config the first source JSON file.

List source JSON files.

After converting, you can view output TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files.

Value kind	in JSON	in Pipe-delimited
Int	`1234 (number)`	`1234`
Decimal	`1234.56 (number)`	`1234.56`
Float	`1.234e10 (number)`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`"text" (string)`	`quoted only when it contains a pipe or a quote`
Long text	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`	`must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records`
Date	`"2026-09-18" (string)`	`2026-09-18`
Datetime	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`	`2026-09-18 14:30:00`
Binary	`"base64:..." (string)`	`not representable - base64 or hex string`
Boolean	`true / false (boolean)`	`TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer`
JSON	`nested object or array, kept as structure`	`the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled`

Both JSON and Pipe-delimited are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in JSON	in Pipe-delimited
identifiers	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`	`Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" )`
dates	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`	`Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00`
binary	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`	`Not supported`
separator	`Braces and commas`	`Pipe "\|"`
encoding	`UTF-8 by definition`	`No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM`
typing	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`	`None - every field is text`
shape	`Nested objects and arrays`	`Flat table, optional header row`
ceiling	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`	`No formal limit; row count bounded by memory`

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