https://github.com/gromnitsky/mdb2csv

A cli util for converting MS Access databases (ver 1997-2016) to CSV
https://github.com/gromnitsky/mdb2csv

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A cli util for converting MS Access databases (ver 1997-2016) to CSV

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gromnitsky/mdb2csv
• Owner: gromnitsky
• Created: 2020-06-29T16:38:08.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-02T19:15:13.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-20T06:42:15.315Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Java
• Size: 609 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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# mdb2csv

A cli util for converting MS Access databases (ver 1997-2016) to

CSV. Uses jackcess lib.

## Compilation

Reqs:

* jdk 14

* maven (tested w/ 3.6.3, used for fetching deps only)

* `npm i -g adieu`

Run `make bundle`. Expected result: `target/mdb2csv-x.y.z.jar`.

## Usage

~~~

$ java -jar mdb2csv-0.0.1.jar

usage: mdb2csv file.mdb [table] [-a] [-p ]

 -a         print linked tables too

 -p    password

~~~

List all tables:

~~~

$ java -jar mdb2csv-0.0.1.jar -a jet4.mdb

AttributeValues

Calendar

...

~~~

Print a csv:

~~~

$ java -jar mdb2csv-0.0.1.jar jet4.mdb Users

Name,FirstName,LastName,Birthday,Gender

Guest,Guest,Guest,Sat Dec 30 00:00:00 EET 1899,0

Creator,The,Creator,Sat Dec 30 00:00:00 EET 1899,0

...

~~~

Export all tables from a db:

~~~

(IFS=$'\n'; for t in `java -jar mdb2csv-0.0.1.jar jet4.mdb`; do

  echo $t; java -jar mdb2csv-0.0.1.jar jet4.mdb "$t" > "table.$t.csv";

done)

~~~

## See also

[Why Java Sucks](https://tech.jonathangardner.net/wiki/Why_Java_Sucks).

## License

MIT.