Why convert ODS to MDB?
ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet) stores flat grid data as XML inside a ZIP archive. MDB (Microsoft Access Database, Jet engine) holds typed relational tables, queries, forms, and macros - a structurally different purpose. No converter bridges the two because the result requires defining primary keys, data types, and table relationships that do not exist in the spreadsheet.
How to convert ODS to MDB
Microsoft Excel APP
Open the .ods file in Microsoft Excel, save as CSV or XLSX, then in Microsoft Access use External Data > New Data Source > From File to import it as a new table.
LibreOffice Calc FREE
Open the .ods file in LibreOffice Calc and go to File > Save As > Text CSV. Import the resulting .csv into Microsoft Access via External Data > New Data Source > From File.
Programs that convert ODS
About these formats
.ODS
OpenDocument Spreadsheet
An ODS file is an OpenDocument Spreadsheet, the vendor-neutral format standardized by OASIS in 2005 and used natively by LibreOffice Calc and Apache OpenOffice. You can open it in…
Open .ODS details →
.MDB
Microsoft Access Database (97-2003, Jet engine)
An MDB file is a Microsoft Access database in the old format Access used from 1992 through 2003, replaced by .accdb in Access 2007. It stores tables, queries, forms, reports, and VBA code…
Open .MDB details →Quality & what to watch
- Importing creates a single flat table; you must define primary keys, data types, and relationships inside Access afterward.
- To import multiple sheets, export each as a separate CSV and import each into Access as its own table.
- If you only need filtering or pivot analysis, staying in LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel avoids the need for a relational database.
