Want to batch import XML documents into DB2 CLOB column?
Try Withdata DBBlobEditor, a DB2 CLOB editor, Bulk import XML into DB2, East and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch import XML documents to DB2 CLOB column
Run DBBlobEditor, login to DB2.
Click “Start New Task – Import LOB From Files” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Configure import XML settings.
2. Bulk import XML files to DB2 CLOB.
then you can see importing results
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XML → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | INTEGER |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | BIGINT |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | DOUBLE |
| Text | <char>text</char> | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | CLOB |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | DATE |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | BLOB |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | SMALLINT |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | CLOB |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and DB2 is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried – the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | BLOB |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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