mdb-schema(1)

1mdb-schema(1)        Executable programs or shell commands       mdb-schema(1)
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NAME

6       mdb-schema - Generate schema creation DDL
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SYNOPSIS

9       mdb-schema [options] [-T tablename] [-N prefix] database [backend]
10       mdb-schema -h|--help
11       mdb-schema --version
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DESCRIPTION

15       mdb-schema is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools.
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17       It  produces  DDL (data definition language) output for the given data‐
18       base. This can be passed to another database to create a replica of the
19       original access table format.
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OPTIONS

22       -T, --table tablename
23              Single table option.  Create schema for this table only. Default
24              is to export all tables.
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29       --drop-table
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77              sybase, oracle, postgres, mysql and sqlite. If not specified the
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ENVIRONMENT

81       MDB_JET3_CHARSET
82              Defines  the charset of the input JET3 (access 97) file. Default
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86              Defines the output charset to use for the SQL file.  Default  is
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NOTES

HISTORY

112       mdb-schema first appeared in MDB Tools 0.1.
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AUTHORS

120       The mdb-schema utility was written by Brian Bruns and others.
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BUGS

123       Relationships and other features may not be supported by all databases.
124       Access datatypes are mapped to their closest counterparts in the target
125       backend. This may not always yield an exact fit.
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