Want to parse online TSV file and save to Access ?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to Access converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Import cloud TSV to Access, 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.
- Convert locally and securely, avoid uploading large or private TSV file(s) to online services.
Import cloud TSV file to Access table
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select “Source Type” with “Url”.
then show the wizard.
1. Input the TSV file URL, and download the file.
2. Open the saved TSV file.
3. Config target Access table.
4. Set rows options.
5. Import cloud TSV to Access.
See Access table
Import cloud TSV to Access in command line
Save “TSV to Access” session, then you can:
- Import cloud TSV to Access in Windows command line.
- Import cloud TSV to Access in Linux command line.
- Import cloud TSV to Access in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing cloud TSV to Access
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TSV to Access” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TSV to Access” conversion.
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TSV → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Long Integer |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Long Integer |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Decimal |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Double |
| Text | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column | Text(n) |
| Long text | unquoted; newlines break the row | Long Text |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date/Time |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Date/Time |
| Binary | not representable | OLE Object |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE | Yes/No |
| JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) | Long Text |
Dialect differences
TSV is a file format and Access is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried – the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in TSV | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Date/Time |
| long text | — | MEMO |
| binary | Not supported - must be encoded | OLE Object |
| separator | Tab | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
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.
New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
