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gurusamy.senthil
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65 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-18 : 07:13:29
Hi All,

I have my legacy data in MSAccess. I need all the tables in MSACCESS (with data) to convert into MSSql. I tried the export option available in MSAccess and exported into MSSql. Some tables copied thje data and but some not. Getting a over flow error. Can you please help me to convert access db into mssql?

Thanks,
Senthil .G

jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2875 Posts

Posted - 2009-09-18 : 08:42:24
It's easier to import from access using SSIS or the import Wizard. The best way is to create the tables on SQL Server first, with the correct data types in SQL. For example, in Access you have "Text", but in SQL Server you would probably want varchar(xx). Also, there are dates in Access that SQL won't recognize, like "01/01/1234". It might be a lengthy task, but it's probably your best bet.

Jim

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