The Access ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Access, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Access data like you would a database - read, write, and update Access data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
See what you can do with Access ODBC Driver
Server
Connect to Access from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Access from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate Access to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect Access from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to Access using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
Access ODBC Connectivity Features
- Connect to live Microsoft Access data, for real-time data access with the Microsoft Access ODBC Driver
- Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
- Generate table schema automatically based on existing Microsoft Access data or manually for greater control of the content you need
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Access Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver provides native connectivity to Microsoft Access databases (.mdb and .accdb files). Supports Access 97 through current versions.
Schema, Data Model
Direct access to Access database schema including tables, queries, relationships, and indexes. Full metadata discovery of table structures and data types.
Key Objects
Tables, Queries (as views), Relationships, Indexes, and system tables. Access to both user-defined and system objects.
Operations
Full SQL-92 support for Access databases. All CRUD operations, complex queries, JOINs, and aggregations. Supports Access-specific SQL syntax and functions.
Authentication
File-based authentication with optional database password. Connection string specifies the database file path. Supports workgroup security files (.mdw) for secured databases.
Specific feature or properties
Can access remote files on cloud such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, and many other storage.
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Robust ODBC access to Microsoft Access
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to Access—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build Access integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Access schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.
Your AI Knows SQL
How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Access.
More Accurate, More Token-Efficient
With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.
FAQs
Frequently asked Access ODBC driver questions
Learn more about Access ODBC drivers for data and analytics integration
- Does Access support ODBC?
- Is there an ODBC driver for Access?
- How do I connect to Access via ODBC?
- Where can I download an ODBC driver for Access?
- How do I install an ODBC driver for Access?
- Is the Access ODBC driver 32-bit or 64-bit?
- Does pyODBC work with Access?
- Does the ODBC connector support ARM64 devices?
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