Want to migrate from Access to PostgreSQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to PostgreSQL, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create PostgreSQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create PostgreSQL indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to PostgreSQL
Login to Access -> Login to PostgreSQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from 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. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select PostgreSQL tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to PostgreSQL.
Create PostgreSQL tables. Copy Access data to PostgreSQL. Create PostgreSQL indexes.
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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 |
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