Want to migrate from Access to xBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to xBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to xBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create xBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create xBase indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to xBase
Login to Access -> Login to xBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to xBase
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target xBase database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Access.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select xBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to xBase.
Create xBase tables. Copy Access data to xBase. Create xBase indexes.
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See also:
Access → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | Long Integer | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | Decimal | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Double | Float |
| Text | Text(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | Memo |
| Date | Date/Time | Date |
| Datetime | Date/Time | (none) |
| Binary | OLE Object | (none) |
| Boolean | Yes/No | Logical |
| JSON | Long Text | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both Access and xBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Date/Time | Date (D) |
| long text | MEMO | Memo (M) |
| binary | OLE Object | — |
No counterpart
- Access values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in xBase.
- Access values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- Access values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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