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Update README and deprecate mdb-hexdump

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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ The major pieces of MDB Tools are:
### libmdb
The core library that allows access to MDB files programatically.
The core library that allows access to MDB files programatically. See [mdbtools.h](./include/mdbtools.h.in) for the complete API.
### libmdbsql
Builds on libmdb to provide a SQL engine (aka Jet)
Builds on libmdb to provide a SQL engine (aka Jet). See [mdbsql.h](./include/mdbsql.h) for the complete API.
### utils
@ -32,17 +32,24 @@ Provides command line utilities, including:
| `mdb-count` | A simple count of number of rows in a table, to be used in shell scripts and ETL pipelines. |
| `mdb-sql` | A simple SQL engine (also used by ODBC and gmdb). |
| `mdb-queries` | List and print queries stored in the database. |
| `mdb-hexdump`\* | (in src/extras) Simple hex dump utility to look at mdb files. |
| `mdb-array`\* | Export data in an MDB database table to a C array. |
| `mdb-header`\* | Generates a C header to be used in exporting mdb data to a C prog. |
| `mdb-parsecsv`\* | Generates a C program given a CSV file made with mdb-export. |
\* Deprecated
See the man page of each program for usage instructions.
The src/utils directory also contains a number of debugging tools, intended for developers. They are:
| `prcat` | Prints the catalog table from an mdb file. |
| `prkkd` | Dump of information about design view data given the offset to it. |
| `prtable` | Dump of a table definition. |
| `prdata` | Dump of the data given a table name. |
| `prole` | Dump of ole columns given a table name and sargs. |
| `mdb-hexdump` | (in src/extras) Simple hex dump utility that I've been using to look at mdb files. |
| `mdb-array` | Export data in an MDB database table to a C array.\* |
| `mdb-header` | Generates a C header to be used in exporting mdb data to a C prog.\* |
| `mdb-parsecsv` | Generates a C program given a CSV file made with mdb-export.\* |
\* Deprecated
These tools are not installed on the host system.
### odbc
@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ An ODBC driver for use with unixODBC or iODBC driver manager. Allows one to use
### gmdb2
The Gnome MDB File Viewer and debugger. Alpha quality, moved to [mdbtools/gmdb2](https://github.com/mdbtools/gmdb2).
The Gnome MDB File Viewer and debugger. Recently ported to GTK+3 and moved to [mdbtools/gmdb2](https://github.com/mdbtools/gmdb2).
## License
@ -95,6 +102,12 @@ apt install mdbtools
brew install mdbtools
```
### MacPorts
```bash
port install mdbtools
```
### From source
If you have cloned the Git repository, you will first need to generate the

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@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: mdb-dump <filename> [<page number>]\n\n");
exit(1);
}
fputs("mdb-hexdump is deprecated and will disappear in a future version of mdbtools.\n", stderr);
fputs("Please drop us a line if you have any use of it.\n", stderr);
fputs("See https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/issues/197\n", stderr);
fputs("\n", stderr);
if (argc>2) {
if (!strncmp(argv[2],"0x",2)) {
for (i=2;i<strlen(argv[2]);i++) {
@ -89,4 +93,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
exit(0);
}
/** @}*/
/** @}*/