Want to sync data from Access to Azure?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to Azure converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Access to Azure, 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.
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Synchronize data from Access to Azure
Login to Access and target Azure -> Select source Access tables -> Set target Azure tables -> Sync Access data 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. Select source Access tables to sync.
2. List target Azure tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select Azure tables to sync.
4. Sync Access data to Azure.
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Windows 64 bit
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Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
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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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