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Export data from PostgreSQL query to XML file
Login to PostgreSQL -> Enter PostgreSQL query -> Set XML file options -> Export PostgreSQL query to XML
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select XML file type.
1. Enter PostgreSQL query.
2. Set XML file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export PostgreSQL query results to XML file.
After exporting, you can view output XML files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL table to XML
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one XML file
- Batch export PostgreSQL tables to XML files
PostgreSQL → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | double precision | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | varchar(n) | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | timestamp | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | bytea | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | boolean | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | jsonb | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL is a database server and XML is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference - the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | — | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | — | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Arbitrary tree |
| 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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