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Friday, May 07, 2010

Export MS Access Database To CSV

When I was starting to program in windows operating system, my favorite database to use was Microsoft Access database because it is simple and readily available on Microsoft powered PCs. Lately, there was a need for me to convert an old Access database to a plain text. Fortunately I got to find this cool utility that can automate the process for me. "Export Microsoft Access MDB to CSV" is a free utility that can easily export data from Microsoft Access to tab delimited, comma delimited, or comma delimited with text qualifier files. It can even export data from a password protected MS Access database.

Export MS Access Database To CSV

To use the app, just launch it and browse for the MDB file you want to export the data from. It will show some information about the database such as number of records and number of fields. Select the database table, and click Export CSV, provide the path of the destination file then click OK to start the conversion. The app will instantly open the converted file in notepad. This tool can be handy for programmers, database admin, or any users who need to convert Access database to plain text.

"Export Microsoft Access MDB to CSV" works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Download Export Microsoft Access MDB to CSV

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