Want to batch copy data from Access tables to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy Access to DBF, 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.
Batch copy data from Access tables to DBF tables
Login to Access and DBF -> Select source Access tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Copy Access data to DBF
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Access tables.
2. List target DBF tables.
3. Select DBF tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Access tables to DBF.
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See also:
- Copy Access table data to DBF
- Copy Access query results to DBF table
- Merge multiple similar Access tables to 1 DBF table
Access → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF.
- Access values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- Access values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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