Export DBF to XML

XML is a versatile and widely used data format. There are hundreds of tools, software and online services accepting XML as a primary format of imported data. What to do when you only have DBF? Just export your DBF files to XML.

Here is how you can do this with DBF Viewer 2000.

Exporting DBF to XML from the GUI

Run the program. Open File | Save as/Export menu, and select XML as a file type.

The export dialog box opens. Select the fields you want to export and specify their order using the up and down arrows.

DBF to XML exporting via Command Line

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" file.dbf /EXPORT:file.xml [/FILTER | /WFILTER | /REVERSE | /COLUMNS | /FROMRECORD | /SORTBY:field | /UTF8]

Simple Export DBF to XML

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:sample.xml

Export in reverse mode

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:sample.xml /REVERSE

Export DBF to XML with columns selection

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:sample.xml /COLUMNS:ZIP,NAME,PHONE

Export DBF to XML with Sorting

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:sample.xml /SORTBY:CITY

Export DBF to XML with Wide Filter

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:sample.xml /wfilter:alaska

Exporting from record N

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:doc.xml /fromrecord:N

Using UTF-8 encoding

"c:\Program Files (x86)\DBF Viewer 2000\dbview.exe" sample.dbf /EXPORT:doc.xml /UTF8

Do you need other options for XML generation?

Please, contact us by E-mail: support@dbf2002.com or by On-line form.

See also: DBF to XLS (Excel), DBF to SQL, DBF to CSV, Filtering records,  Command line options