mdb-import

NAME

mdb-import - Import CSV data into an MDB database.

SYNOPSIS

mdb-import [-H lines] [-d char] database table csvfile
mdb-import -h|--help
mdb-import --version

DESCRIPTION

mdb-import is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.

It reads a CSV (comma separated value) file and add the data into table of database.

OPTIONS

-H, --header lines

Skip lines of CSV header.

-d, --delimiter char

Specify an alternative column delimiter. Default is , (comma).

--version

Print the mdbtools version and exit

NOTES

ENVIRONMENT

MDB_JET3_CHARSET

Defines the charset of the JET3 (access 97) file. Default is CP1252. See iconv(1).

MDBICONV

Defines the input charset to use for the SQL file. Default is UTF-8. mdbtools must have been compiled with iconv.

MDBOPTS

Colon-separated list of options:

  • debug_like

  • debug_write

  • debug_usage

  • debug_ole

  • debug_row

  • debug_props

  • debug_all is a shortcut for all debug_* options

  • no_memo (deprecated; has no effect)

  • use_index (experimental; requires libmswstr)

SEE ALSO

mdb-array(1) mdb-count(1) mdb-export(1) mdb-header(1) mdb-hexdump(1) mdb-json(1) mdb-parsecsv(1) mdb-prop(1) mdb-queries(1) mdb-schema(1) mdb-sql(1) mdb-tables(1) mdb-ver(1)

HISTORY

mdb-import first appeared in MDB Tools 0.7.

AUTHORS

The mdb-import utility was written by Brian Bruns.

BUGS

mdb-import does not enforce any kind of checks. You can violate constraints.