XML files are one of the most common type of data files apart from text and CSV (comma-separated values) files. Reading data files which are not hierarchical (as XML files or JSON) is relatively easy. You can read in the data row by row and process columns separately. With XML (and JSON) the task is […]
Tag: xml
Excel XLSB vs XLSX file format. The Pros and Cons of XLSB Files
An XLSB file is a Microsoft Office Excel Binary file. Information inside XLSB file is stored as binary data compared, while in usual XSLX files data is stored as XML files which are then compressed. Working with large Excel files is often a drag. They open slower, they take an eternity to save and they […]