Want to convert data from Access to PostgreSQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Convert Access to PostgreSQL, 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.
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
Convert data from Access to PostgreSQL
Login to Access and PostgreSQL -> Select source Access tables -> Set target PostgreSQL tables -> Convert Access to PostgreSQL
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Access.
2. List target PostgreSQL tables.
3. Select PostgreSQL tables to import.
4. Convert data from Access to PostgreSQL.
More about Access to PostgreSQL converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
Access → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | integer |
| Bigint | Long Integer | bigint |
| Decimal | Decimal | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Double | double precision |
| Text | Text(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | text |
| Date | Date/Time | date |
| Datetime | Date/Time | timestamp |
| Binary | OLE Object | bytea |
| Boolean | Yes/No | boolean |
| JSON | Long Text | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both Access and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date/Time | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | MEMO | TEXT |
| binary | OLE Object | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
Convert your data online, free
Free in-browser converters for CSV, Excel, JSON, XML and SQL: Withdata Online Data Conversion. Large files, batch conversion or scheduling? See the offline desktop apps, or browse all data conversion tools.