Want to migrate from Access to Azure?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to Azure converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to Azure, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Azure tables with auto mapping data types. Create Azure indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to Azure
Login to Access -> Login to Azure -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to Azure
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target Azure 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 Azure tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to Azure.
Create Azure tables. Copy Access data to Azure. Create Azure indexes.
FAQ
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See also:
Access → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | int |
| Bigint | Long Integer | bigint |
| Decimal | Decimal | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Double | float |
| Text | Text(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date/Time | date |
| Datetime | Date/Time | datetime2 |
| Binary | OLE Object | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Yes/No | bit |
Dialect differences
Both Access and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| dates | Date/Time | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | MEMO | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | OLE Object | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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