
$xmlFile = Get-Content -Path D:\LogTest\FTP-02\PowerShell_Books.xml To convert the XML file to a CSV file, we need to traverse it to XML child nodes and pass it as input to the Export-CSV command in PowerShell.Įxport-CSV command takes XML nodes as input to create a CSV file from the XML child nodes and export them to a CSV file with a delimiter comma. In the XML, every element in the XML file is an element node. Stores the XML file content in a variable $xmlFile. The output of the above command is: PS D:\> Get-Content -Path D:\LogTest\FTP-02\PowerShell_Books.xml In the above PowerShell script, we have used the Get-Content cmdlet to read the XML file content and display it. Get-Content -Path D:\LogTest\FTP-02\PowerShell_Books.xml Let’s consider an example to convert XML to CSV in PowerShell. Finally the CSV is downloaded using the download attribute of your browser.3 Conclusion PowerShell – XML to CSV using Export-CSVĮxport-CSV cmdlet in PowerShell creates a CSV file from the object’s input to it and exports the CSV file to the specified location. The XML file is then parsed and converted to CSV files in memory. I am using the FileReader API to read the contents of a local file. How is the conversion performed locally in the browser? Please refer to your programs documentation to find out how to change the csv separator. I am using the semicolon as a separator to avoid problems with numbers using comma notation. Other spreadsheet programs might not work out of the box. Note that the CSV separator is automatically detected by Excel. If this does not work, the easiest way is to open Excel and then use the file open dialog to manually select the csv file. Most systems will open csv files directly in Excel. How to open my converted csv in Microsoft Excel?

In case you run into issues with large XML files on your browser, consider using the app.

But, as the conversion is performed locally in your browser this will be fast as no data upload is needed. Note that the XML file can be very large (e.g. Use this XML file for the Apple Health Converter on this page.

Please extract the "export.zip" you exported from the Health app. How do I get the export.xml from my apple health data? A more useful description is the step-by-step guide compiled by OSXDaily. The Apple's documentation about exporting and sharing your health data is very short. Frequently Asked Questions How do I export my apple health data?
