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Import online RSS feeds to SQL Server
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select “Source Type” with “Url”.
then show the wizard.
1. Input the RSS feeds URL, and download to XML file.
2. Open the saved XML file.
3. Config target SQL Server table.
You can create new SQL Server table by XML struct, just a few mouse clicks.
Select table and config fields.
4. Preview data will be in SQL Server table.
5. Import RSS feed to SQL Server.
See importing results in SQL Server table
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RSS → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | int |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | bigint |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | float |
| Text | <title>text</title> | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | nvarchar(max) |
| 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) | datetime2 |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | bit |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
RSS is a file format and SQL Server 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 RSS | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 1433 |
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | — | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | varbinary(max) |
| separator | XML elements | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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