Want to transfer data from dBase table to Access ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to Access converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy dBase data 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Transfer data from dBase table To Access table
Login to dBase and Access -> Choose source dBase table -> Set target Access table -> Copy dBase data to Access
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target Access database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source dBase table.
2. Select a destination Access table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import dBase data to Access.
More about dBase to Access 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:
- Copy dBase query results to Access table
- Merge multiple similar dBase tables to 1 Access table
- Batch copy dBase tables to Access
dBase → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | Long Integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | Long Integer |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | Decimal |
| Float | Float | Double |
| Text | Character(n) | Text(n) |
| Long text | Memo | Long Text |
| Date | Date | Date/Time |
| Datetime | (none) | Date/Time |
| Binary | (none) | OLE Object |
| Boolean | Logical | Yes/No |
| JSON | (none) | Long Text |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and Access are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | Date/Time |
| long text | Memo (M) | MEMO |
| binary | — | OLE Object |
No counterpart
- Access has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Access has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Access has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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