Want to batch copy data from Access tables to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy Access to MySQL, 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 MySQL tables
Login to Access and MySQL -> Select source Access tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Copy Access data to MySQL
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Access tables.
2. List target MySQL tables.
3. Select MySQL tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Access tables to MySQL.
More about Access to MySQL converter
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See also:
- Copy Access table data to MySQL
- Copy Access query results to MySQL table
- Merge multiple similar Access tables to 1 MySQL table
Access → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INT |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | DATETIME |
| Binary | OLE Object | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | Long Text | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Access and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date/Time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | MEMO | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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