Want to sync data from Access to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Access to MySQL, 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 MySQL
Login to Access and target MySQL -> Select source Access tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Sync Access data to MySQL
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target MySQL 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 MySQL 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 MySQL tables to sync.
4. Sync Access data to MySQL.
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See also:
Access → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INT |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | DATETIME |
| Binary | OLE Object | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | Long Text | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Access and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date/Time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | MEMO | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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