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How to convert xml file to txt file

I downloaded some clinical data from gdc, which is xml file. I would like to know how to convert xml file to txt file. Thanks in advance.

xml table

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I thought that was a legit question, as we all deal with TCGA clinical data. We have to know how to parse XML to text, so as to get patients data in a text format. It would be helpful of you to keep the post.

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See: How To Convert Xml Into A Decent Parseable Format? @Pierre is the XSLT expert.

Thank you for your suggestion. I will be aware of that. Since I just joined for a few months, I tried to learn.

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