Want to export data from Access query to TSV file?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a Access to TSV converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export Access data to TSV, 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.
Export data from Access query to TSV file
Login to Access -> Enter Access query -> Set TSV file options -> Export Access query to TSV
Choose Access and logon.

Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.

Select TSV file type.

1. Enter Access query.

2. Set TSV file options.

3. Set rows options.

4. Export Access query results to TSV file.

After exporting, you can view output TSV files.

More about Access to TSV converter
See also:
- Export Access table to TSV
- Export multiple similar Access tables to one TSV file
- Batch export Access tables to TSV files
Access → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | 1234 |
| Bigint | Long Integer | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Decimal | 1234.56 |
| Float | Double | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | Text(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | Long Text | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | Date/Time | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | Date/Time | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | OLE Object | not representable |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | Long Text | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
Access is a database server and TSV is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in Access | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | Date/Time | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | MEMO | — |
| binary | OLE Object | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
