Want to import data from TXT file to Access?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to Access converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT 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 privately, avoid uploading large or private TXT file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from TXT file to Access
Login to Access -> Choose TXT file -> Set Access table -> Import TXT to Access
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a TXT file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a Access table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in Access table.
4. Import TXT data to Access.
View imported data in Access table
Import TXT to Access in command line
Save “TXT to Access” session, then you can:
- Import TXT to Access in Windows command line.
- Import TXT to Access in Linux command line.
- Import TXT to Access in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to Access
You can schedule and automate this “TXT to Access” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to Access” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to Access” conversion.
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See also:
TXT → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | Long Integer |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Long Integer |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Decimal |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Double |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | Text(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | Long Text |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | Date/Time |
| Binary | not representable | OLE Object |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | Yes/No |
Dialect differences
TXT 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 TXT | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | None by convention | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | Date/Time |
| long text | — | MEMO |
| binary | Not supported | OLE Object |
| separator | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
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