Want to bulk import SQL files into Access tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a SQL to Access converter for Access for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Easy and Fast, Even other type database SQL.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import SQL to Access locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import SQL files into Access tables
Login to Access -> Choose SQL files -> Set Access tables -> Import SQL files to Access tables
Choose Access and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.
2. Config first SQL file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Access tables to SQL files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import SQL files to Access tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Access table
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See also:
- Import data from SQL file to Access
- Batch import data from multiple SQL files to a single Access table
SQL → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | Long Integer |
| Bigint | BIGINT | Long Integer |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | Decimal |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | Double |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | Text(n) |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | Long Text |
| Date | DATE | Date/Time |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | Date/Time |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | OLE Object |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | Yes/No |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | Long Text |
Dialect differences
SQL 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 SQL | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | [square brackets] |
| row limit | — | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | Date/Time |
| long text | — | MEMO |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | OLE Object |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
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