Saving a MapInfo Pro Table as an Access Table - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

To save a MapInfo Pro table as an Access table:

1. On the TABLE tab, in the Content group, click Save Table or Save Copy As.
2. If the Save Copy As dialog box opens, select the table to save from the list of open tables and click Save As.
3. In the Save in field, specify the location where you want to save the MapInfo Pro table definition of your Microsoft Access file. The MapInfo Pro table definition is the .TAB file. It is used by MapInfo Pro to keep information about an Access file registered in MapInfo Pro.
4. In the Save As Type field choose Microsoft Access Database.
5. Click Save to open the Save Access Table dialog box. The default database displays in the dialog box. The default is determined by the .TAB file you selected. It has the same name as the .TAB file. A database for this file may or may not exist.
   • If the database you specified does not exist, the Save Access Table dialog box enables you to specify the version of Microsoft Access you want to use for the database. Choose from the Version drop-down list.
   • If a database does exist, the Save Access Table dialog box indicates the version of the database. It also lists the tables in the database.
6. To save your table, use the default file name or enter a new one in the Enter the name of the new Access table box. The default file name is the same name specified in the Save Copy As dialog box. Click OK to save the new table in the default database.

   To save your table to a database other than the default, go to step 6.

7. Click the Database button to open the Select Access Database dialog box.
8. In the Save in list, specify the location of the Access database.
9. Click the database you want to save the table in. The name displays in the File Name box. To specify a new database, enter the name in the File Name box.
10. Choose Save to open the Save Access Table dialog box again.
    • If you chose an existing database, the name and version display in the dialog box. Any tables already in the database are listed in the Existing Tables box.
    • If you specified a new database, select the database version from the Version drop-down list.
11. If you want to use a different file name, enter the name in the Enter the name of the new Access table box, and click OK. MapInfo Pro saves the table as you specified.