Want to export data from Access query to CSV file?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a Access to CSV converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export Access data to CSV, 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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Export data from Access query to CSV file
Login to Access -> Enter Access query -> Set CSV file options -> Export Access query to CSV
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Enter Access query.
2. Set CSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export Access query results to CSV file.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export Access table to CSV
- Export multiple similar Access tables to one CSV file
- Batch export Access tables to CSV files
Access → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | 1234 |
| Bigint | Long Integer | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Decimal | 1234.56 |
| Float | Double | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | Text(n) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | Long Text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | Date/Time | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | Date/Time | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | OLE Object | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | Long Text | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
Access is a database server and CSV 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 CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| 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 |
| separator | — | Comma "," |
| 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; row count bounded by memory |
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