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Database Conversion (MS access to Sqlite3)

Used mdbtools (linux) to convert MS access (mdb) to Sqlite3

Shell script

Code Block
languagebash
titlemdb2sqlite.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Inspired by 
# https://www.codeenigma.com/community/blog/using-mdbtools-nix-convert-microsoft-access-mysql

# USAGE
# Rename your MDB file to migration-export.mdb 
# run ./mdb2sqlite.sh migration-export.mdb
# wait and wait a bit longer...

now=$(date +%s)
sqlite=sqlite3
fname=$1
sql=${fname/mdb/sqlite}
schema=${fname/mdb/schema}
dir=${fname/.mdb/}-$now

mkdir $dir

mdb-schema $fname sqlite > $dir/$schema

for i in $( mdb-tables $fname ); do 
  echo $i  
  mdb-export -D "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" -H -I sqlite $fname $i > $dir/$i.sql
done

< $dir/$schema $sqlite $sql

for f in $dir/*.sql ; do 
  echo $f 
  (echo 'BEGIN;'; cat $f; echo 'COMMIT;') | $sqlite $sql
done
echo "Using $dir"



Overview website: http://ilrdss.isws.illinois.edu/fox/

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