Convert XLS to MDB - online and free - this page also contains information on the XLS and MDB file extensions.
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How to convert a XLS to a MDB file?
- Choose the XLS file that you want to convert.
- Select MDB as the the format you want to convert your XLS file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your XLS file.
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File extension | .xls |
Category | Document File |
Description | Microsoft Excel is a commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Pre-2007 versions of Excel use XLS as the primary format for saving files. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has almost completely replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets. Excel forms part of Microsoft Office. The current versions are 2010 for Microsoft Windows and 2011 for Mac OS X. |
Actions | XLS to MDB - Convert file now View other document file formats |
Technical Details | Microsoft Excel up until 2007 version used a proprietary binary file format called Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) as its primary format. Used as the basis for XLS files it is a persistence format that supports authoring and manipulating content in workbooks and workbook templates. Most versions of Microsoft Excel can read CSV, DBF, SYLK, DIF, and other legacy formats. |
Associated programs | Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Viewer OpenOffice |
Developed by | Microsoft |
MIME type | application/vnd.ms-excel |
Useful links | More detail about the XLS format How to open an XLS file without Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office binary file format specifications Convert XLS file |
File extension | .mdb |
Category | Document File |
Description | The MDB file extension was created by Microsoft and is the primary file type associated with the Microsoft Access applicaiton, which forms part of the Microsoft Office product set. The file type rose in popularity as a result of the success of Microsoft Office and is a popular relational database file type due to its simplicity for creation and use by a novice. An .mdb file contains fields, rows, tables, forms, macros, queries and reports. |
Actions | Convert MDB file View other document file formats |
Technical Details | An .mdb file extension can either be a self contained database based on its own Access Jet Database or be used as the front end representation with the backend linking to any ODBC compliant application such as Microsoft Excel, XML, SQL and Microsoft SharePoint. MDB files can be used to create simple applications. MDB files do not scale particularly well, with 1GB being the threshold in terms of file size before performance deteriorates. |
Associated programs | MDB Viewer Plus Microsoft Access |
Developed by | Microsoft |
MIME type | application/msaccess application/x-msaccess application/vnd.msaccess application/vnd.ms-access application/mdb application/x-mdb zz-application/zz-winassoc-mdb |
Useful links | Microsoft Access 2010 Free MDB Viewer Convert MDB file |
Convert XLS file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert XLS files to a variety of other formats
- xls to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- xls to csv (Comma Separated Values)
- xls to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- xls to html (Hypertext Markup Language)
- xls to html4 (Hypertext Markup Language)
- xls to html5 (Hypertext Markup Language)
- xls to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- xls to mdb (Microsoft Access Database)
- xls to numbers (Apple iWork Numbers Spreadsheet)
- xls to numbers09 (Apple iWork '09 Numbers Spreadsheet)
- xls to ods (OpenDocument spreadsheet)
- xls to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- xls to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- xls to rtf (Rich Text Format)
- xls to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- xls to txt (Text Document)
- xls to xlsx (Microsoft Excel 2007 Spreadsheet)
- xls to xml (Extensible Markup Language)