Batch convert XML files to semicolon delimited text files

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Batch convert XML files to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files

Select source XML files -> Set TXT files -> Convert XML files to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

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

1. Select source XML files.

And config the first source XML file.

2. Config target TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.

3. Summary.

List source XML files.

4. Convert XML files to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files, 1 XML to 1 TXT.

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

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See also:

• Convert XML to semicolon delimited text
• Merge multiple XML files into one semicolon delimited text

XML → Semicolon-delimited reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in XML	in Semicolon-delimited
Int	<int>1234</int>	1234
Bigint	<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>	9007199254740993
Decimal	<decimal>1234.56</decimal>	1234.56
Float	<float>1.234e10</float>	1.234e+10
Text	<char>text</char>	quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote
Long text	<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for &amp; &lt;)	must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records
Date	<date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD)	2026-09-18
Datetime	<datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime)	2026-09-18 14:30:00
Binary	<blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary)	not representable - base64 or hex string
Boolean	<bool>true</bool>	TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer
JSON	escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree	the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled

Dialect differences

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

Property	in XML	in Semicolon-delimited
identifiers	Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...	Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" )
dates	Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)	Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports
binary	base64Binary / hexBinary inside text	Not supported
separator	Tags, not delimiters	Semicolon ";"
encoding	Declared in the XML declaration	Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs a BOM
typing	None in the markup itself	None - every field is text
shape	Arbitrary tree	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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