Database Conversion (MS access to Sqlite3)
Used mdbtools (linux) to convert MS access (mdb) to Sqlite3
Shell script
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#!/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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- Data location: gltg-source-data/Fox River Watershed Database
- CSV for latest sqlite3 file: selected_final_foxdb_20171116.csv
- Lastest MS access db: FoxDB_20171116.mdb
- Converted sqlite3 file: foxdb_20171116.sqlite3 (please use this one)
- Database design document:
- All documents: http://ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu/fox/fox_report_phase1.asp?ws=3
- General description http://ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu/fox/downloads/Fox_Chapter_4.pdf
- Section 4.4.1 shows a good example of SQL query
- SQL statement:
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SELECT tblsample.station_id,
tblstation_information.latitude,
tblstation_information.longitude,
tblstation_information.place_name_description,
tblsample.sample_code,
tblsample.idloc,
tblparameter_codes.full_name,
tblparameter_codes.short_name,
tblsample.start_date,
tblresults.result_value,
tblparameter_group.parameter_group
FROM (((( (tblresults
INNER JOIN tblsample
ON ( tblresults.sample_code = tblsample.sample_code )
AND ( tblresults.idloc = tblsample.idloc ))
INNER JOIN tblparameter_codes
ON tblresults.parameter_code =
tblparameter_codes.parameter_code)
INNER JOIN tblqappgroups
ON tblparameter_codes.parameter_code =
tblqappgroups.parameter_code)
INNER JOIN tblqapp_group_codes
ON tblqappgroups.qappcode = tblqapp_group_codes.qappcode)
INNER JOIN tblparameter_group
ON tblqapp_group_codes.parameter_group =
tblparameter_group.parameter_group)
LEFT JOIN tblstation_information
ON tblstation_information.station_id = tblsample.station_id
WHERE (( ( tblparameter_group.parameter_group ) = 9
OR ( tblparameter_group.parameter_group ) = 10 )) |
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