Types of XML Converters

DataDirect XML Converters support numerous file formats, as shown in the following table.

Table 20. Types of Files Handled by XML Converters
File Category	File Type	Description
EDI	EANCOM, EDIFACT, Edig@s, HL7, IATA, and X12	Automatically detects and parses EANCOM, EDIFACT, Edig@s, HL7, IATA, and X12 EDI message types, with options for custom message types and message extensions to cover proprietary EDI-based formats.
Flat Files	Base-64	Converts any file, text or binary (such as an image), into a XML document with a single element containing the Base-64 encoded content of the input file.
	Binary	Similar to the Base-64 XML Converter, except with hexadecimal output. Other options allow output in other bases, such as decimal or octal or even binary.
	CSV	Converter for comma-separated values (CSV) files. Supports multiple encodings and options to tune the quote and escape characters. Supports delimiters besides commas.
	dBase	Support for dBase II, III, III+, IV, and V formats.
	DIF	Data Interchange Format (DIF) is a spreadsheet-based file format. There are also XML Converters for SDI and SYLK.
	DotD	Support for Progress Software's OpenEdge text dump file format.
	JavaProps	Support for Java .properties file format, which are used for program configuration, translation, and data storage.
	JSON	Uses the algorithms on the JSON.org website to read from XML and write to JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), and vice-versa.
	Line	Reads in text one line at a time, wrapping an element around each line and escaping any embedded & or > or < symbols.
	MBox	Parse the standard mbox file format and even handles multi-part messages.
	Pyx	Support for this line-oriented notation for expressing tree-oriented data.
	RTF	Converts rich-text format (RTF) into XML, and vice versa.
	SDI	Super Data Interchange (SDI) is another popular spreadsheet-based file format. There are also XML Converters for DIF and SYLK.
	SYLK	SYLK (Symbolic Link) is another popular spreadsheet-based file format. There are also XML Converters for DIF and SDI.
	TAB	Tab-separated values format commonly associated with MS Excel spreadsheets.
	WinIni	Converter for Windows .ini configuration files.
	WinWrite	Converter for Microsoft WinWrite files; renders XHTML.

As mentioned previously, access to XML Converters is presented in graphic user interface, shown here:

Figure 143. Select XML Converter Dialog Box

To learn more about using XML Converters to convert files to and from XML, see Using XML Converters to Open a Non-XML File as XML.

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