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
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Skip lines of CSV header.
- -d, --delimiter char
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Specify an alternative column delimiter. Default is , (comma).
- --version
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Print the mdbtools version and exit
NOTES
ENVIRONMENT
- MDB_JET3_CHARSET
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Defines the charset of the JET3 (access 97) file. Default is CP1252. See iconv(1).
- MDBICONV
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Defines the input charset to use for the SQL file. Default is UTF-8. mdbtools must have been compiled with iconv.
- MDBOPTS
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Colon-separated list of options:
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debug_like
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debug_write
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debug_usage
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debug_ole
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debug_row
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debug_props
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debug_all is a shortcut for all debug_* options
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no_memo (deprecated; has no effect)
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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.