Convert TXT to JSON array

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to convert TXT to JSON array?

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Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select source/target file type.

The TXT file content:

See JSON array file

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Value kind	in TXT	in JSON Array
Int	`1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column`	`1234 (number)`
Decimal	`1234.56`	`1234.56 (number)`
Float	`1.234e+10`	`1.234e10 (number)`
Text	`written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout`	`"text" (string)`
Long text	`written as-is`	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`
Date	`whatever the writer chose`	`"2026-09-18" (string)`
Datetime	`whatever the writer chose`	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`
Binary	`not representable`	`"base64:..." (string)`
Boolean	`Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE`	`true / false (boolean)`
JSON	`written as-is`	`nested object or array, kept as structure`

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

Property	in TXT	in JSON Array
identifiers	`None by convention`	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`
dates	`Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed`	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`
binary	`Not supported`	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`
separator	`Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths`	`Braces and commas`
encoding	`No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM`	`UTF-8 by definition`
typing	`None - every field is text`	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`
shape	`Free form; a parser has to be told the layout`	`Nested objects and arrays`
ceiling	`No formal limit`	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`

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