Want to convert EXCEL file to XML file from cloud storage or website?
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a Excel to XML converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert cloud Excel to XML, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, macOS.
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Convert cloud EXCEL to XML file
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Input the EXCEL URL, and download the EXCEL file.
2. Open the saved EXCEL file.
3. Config target XML file.
4. Set rows options.
5. Convert cloud EXCEL to XML.
See XML file
Convert cloud Excel to XML in command line
Save “Excel to XML” session, then you can:
- Convert cloud Excel to XML in Windows command line.
- Convert cloud Excel to XML in Linux command line.
- Convert cloud Excel to XML in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting cloud Excel to XML
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “Cloud Excel to XML” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “Cloud Excel to XML” conversion.
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EXCEL → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in EXCEL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | a serial number plus a date cell format | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | not representable as data | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
Both EXCEL and XML are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in EXCEL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| dates | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| binary | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | Cells, not delimiters | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid | Arbitrary tree |
| ceiling | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
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