Want to bulk import HTML files into Access tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a HTML to Access converter for Access for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, 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 HTML to Access locally and privately, avoid uploading HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import HTML files into Access tables
Login to Access -> Choose HTML files -> Set Access tables -> Import HTML files to Access tables
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “HTML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains HTML files.
2. Config first HTML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Access tables to HTML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import HTML files to Access tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Access table
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See also:
- Import data from HTML file to Access
- Batch import data from multiple HTML files to a single Access table
HTML → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <td>1234</td> | Long Integer |
| Bigint | <td>9007199254740993</td> | Long Integer |
| Decimal | <td>1234.56</td> | Decimal |
| Float | <td>1.234e+10</td> | Double |
| Text | <td>text</td> | Text(n) |
| Long text | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) | Long Text |
| Date | <td>2026-09-18</td> | Date/Time |
| Datetime | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> | Date/Time |
| Binary | not representable in a cell | OLE Object |
| Boolean | <td>true</td> | Yes/No |
| JSON | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) | Long Text |
Dialect differences
HTML 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 HTML | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | Date/Time |
| long text | — | MEMO |
| binary | data: URIs inside src attributes | OLE Object |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
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