Want to bulk import XML files into Access tables at one time?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop XML to Access converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert XML to Access, 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.
- Import XML to Access locally and privately, avoid uploading XML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import XML files into Access tables
Login to Access -> Choose XML files -> Set Access tables -> Import XML files to Access tables
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains XML files.
2. Config first XML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Access tables to XML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import XML files to Access tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Access table
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See also:
XML → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | Long Integer |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | Long Integer |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | Decimal |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | Double |
| Text | <char>text</char> | Text(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | Long Text |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | Date/Time |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | Date/Time |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | OLE Object |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | Yes/No |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | Long Text |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and Access is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | Date/Time |
| long text | — | MEMO |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | OLE Object |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
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