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Bulk import XML files into PostgreSQL tables
Login to PostgreSQL -> Choose XML files -> Set PostgreSQL tables -> Import XML files to PostgreSQL tables
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains XML files.
2. Config first XML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map PostgreSQL tables to XML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import XML files to PostgreSQL tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in PostgreSQL table
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See also:
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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