jetread is a simple command line tool for macOS that allows you to read MDB and ACCDB databases from the command line.
Usage
jetread is a single executable. Just unzip it somewhere and execute it:
./jetread
This will print basic usage instructions, which may or may not be accurate.
To list tables in a database file, use the following command:
./jetread database.mdb list-tables
To read a table use the following command:
./jetread database.mdb export TABLENAME
You can also specify an export format:
./jetread database.mdb export TABLENAME -fmt csv >output-file.csv
To export all tables, for example in JSON format, just skip the table name:
./jetread database.mdb export -fmt json >output-file.json
Supported formats are csv, json, sqlite, mysql, postgresql
For batch processing files, use xargs or a shell script like this:
for mdbfile in *.mdb
do
./jetread "$mdbfile" export TABLENAME -fmt csv > "${mdbfile%.mdb}.csv"
done
License etc.
jetread is completely free to use, but you may not redistribute it without my permission.
jetread is based on my proprietary library for reading MDB files. I made it for my personal use, and put it online because people keep asking for a tool like this. jetread comes with no warranty whatsoever. Use at your own risk!
Questions?
If you have questions or comments regarding jetread, feel free to email me: jakob@eggerapps.at
Recent Changes
Oct 9, 2021- Universal build
- Improved support for arabic and some other code pages
- Fixed crash for some databases