Batch import XML into PostgreSQL TEXT

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Batch import XML documents to PostgreSQL TEXT (CLOB) column

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Click “Start New Task – Import LOB From Files” at task dialog.

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then show the wizard.

1. Configure import XML settings.

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2. Bulk import XML files to PostgreSQL TEXT (CLOB).

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then you can see importing results

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XML → PostgreSQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in XML	in PostgreSQL
Int	`<int>1234</int>`	`integer`
Bigint	`<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>`	`bigint`
Decimal	`<decimal>1234.56</decimal>`	`numeric(p,s)`
Float	`<float>1.234e10</float>`	`double precision`
Text	`<char>text</char>`	`varchar(n)`
Long text	`<text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <)`	`text`
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)`	`bytea`
Boolean	`<bool>true</bool>`	`boolean`
JSON	`escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree`	`jsonb`

Dialect differences

XML is a file format and PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL
port	`—`	`5432`
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ...`	`"double quotes"`
row limit	`—`	`LIMIT n`
dates	`Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play)`	`timestamp, timestamptz, date, time`
long text	`—`	`TEXT`
binary	`base64Binary / hexBinary inside text`	`BYTEA`
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
PostgreSQL	`pg_dump or COPY ... TO`
PostgreSQL (load)	`COPY ... FROM`

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