The MDB Tools Project is pleased to announce the release of MDB Tools
version 0.5
MDB Tools is a suite of libraries and programs to facilatate access to
Microsoft Access databases (MDB databases). More information can be found
at http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net
New items in this release include:
Fast Reads
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Large databases should read faster because we are using the page
allocation maps to traverse. export CFLAGS=-DSLOW_READ to get
old behavior.
Documentation
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We now have man pages for the command line utilities. A new FAQ is
available and an Installation Guide covers installation and configuration
for specific tasks. gmdb2 has a manual as well.
Jet 4 fixes
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Jet 4 (Access 2000/2002) support was enhanced with the addition of arbitrary
precision numerics, bug fixes for memo fields, and support for large tables.
gmdb2
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Our graphical interface got an update to Gnome 2.0 and libglade. The
debugger now supports back/forward navigation to traverse the database.
More page types are also now dissected. The SQL window now supports
loading/saving queries, and saving results. General clean ups and usability
fixes.
command line utilities
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The command line programs got updates, new options, and fixes. In particular
mdb-sql got some new functionality.
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