Parse online RSS feeds and save to HiperSix

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Import online RSS feeds to HiperSix

Choose HiperSix and logon.

convert online FEED file to HiperSix table - Choose HiperSix and logon

Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.

convert online FEED file to HiperSix table - task window

Select “Source Type” with “Url”.

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then show the wizard.

1. Input the RSS feeds URL, and download to XML file.

import online RSS feeds to HiperSix - download from RSS feeds URL to XML file

2. Open the saved XML file.

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3. Config target HiperSix table.

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You can create new HiperSix table by XML struct, just a few mouse clicks.

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Select table and config fields.

import online RSS feeds to HiperSix - config HiperSix fields

4. Preview data will be in HiperSix table.

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5. Import RSS feed to HiperSix.

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See importing results in HiperSix table

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More about XML (RSS) to HiperSix converter

RSS → HiperSix reference

Type mapping

Value kindin RSSin HiperSix
Int<int>1234</int> or a child elementNumeric(10,0)
Bigint<bigint>9007199254740993</bigint>Numeric(19,0)
Decimal<decimal>1234.56</decimal>Numeric(p,s)
Float<float>1.234e10</float>Float
Text<title>text</title>Character(n)
Long text<description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATAMemo
Date<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822)Date
Datetime<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822)(none)
Binaryan enclosure URL, never inline bytes(none)
Booleannot part of the feed vocabularyLogical
JSONnot part of the feed vocabulary(none)

Dialect differences

RSS is a file format and HiperSix 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.

Propertyin RSSin HiperSix
port—(file-based)
identifiersXML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA—
row limit—(driver dependent)
datesRFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMTDate (D)
long text—Memo (M)
binaryVia enclosure URLs, not inline—
separatorXML elements—
encodingDeclared in the XML declaration—
typingNone—
shapeChannel plus repeated <item> elementsTables of rows and columns
ceilingA feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set—

No counterpart

  • RSS values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in HiperSix.
  • RSS values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in HiperSix.
  • RSS values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in HiperSix.

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