Want to migrate from Access to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to DB2, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create DB2 tables with auto mapping data types. Create DB2 indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to DB2
Login to Access -> Login to DB2 -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to DB2
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target DB2 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 DB2 tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to DB2.
Create DB2 tables. Copy Access data to DB2. Create DB2 indexes.
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See also:
Access → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | CLOB |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | OLE Object | BLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | SMALLINT |
Dialect differences
Both Access and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date/Time | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | MEMO | CLOB |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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