Want to migrate from Access to SQL Server ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to SQL Server converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to SQL Server, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create SQL Server tables with auto mapping data types. Create SQL Server indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to SQL Server
Login to Access -> Login to SQL Server -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to SQL Server
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server 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 SQL Server tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to SQL Server.
Create SQL Server tables. Copy Access data to SQL Server. Create SQL Server indexes.
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See also:
Access → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| dates | Date/Time | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | MEMO | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | OLE Object | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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