Want to sync data from Access to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Access to DB2, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Synchronize data from Access to DB2
Login to Access and target DB2 -> Select source Access tables -> Set target DB2 tables -> Sync Access data to DB2
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Access tables to sync.
2. List target DB2 tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select DB2 tables to sync.
4. Sync Access data to DB2.
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See also:
Access → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | CLOB |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | OLE Object | BLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | SMALLINT |
Dialect differences
Both Access and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date/Time | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | MEMO | CLOB |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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