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Asked: 2026-05-16T15:55:09+00:00

I have a bunch of data in MS Access. I want to create INSERT

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I have a bunch of data in MS Access. I want to create INSERT statements from the data with the purpose of running them in SQL Server. The table structure between Access and SQL Server is the same. I don’t have the option of doing an export/import because I don’t have direct access to the SQL Server. It is a web host’s server and they only give you a stupid control panel to run scripts. Unfortunately I can’t use SQL Server Management Studio against it, or any other tools.

What is the easiest way to generate SQL Server compatible INSERT statements from MS Access data?

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    Install a copy of SQL Server (perhaps Express) on a machine (your dev machine, a VM, whathaveyou). Ensure your .mdb can be read by this machine.

    • Use SQL Server to create a Linked Server to your Access database.
    • DTS/SSIS tables from Access to your local SQL Server.
    • Export scripts + data from your local SQL Server. Right click your database, select Tasks-> Generate scripts.
    • choose to script data.

    This will ensure that your create statements are followed by the data.

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