mdb-prop(1)

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version 1.0.1 · 9 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 mdb-prop(1) — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, you're here for mdb-prop, a lil command-line baddie from the MDB Tools fam. She's your girl for pulling the property list out of an MDB database. Let's get into it 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mdb-prop database name [propcol]
mdb-prop --version

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

mdb-prop is a utility program distributed with MDB Tools. That's the whole vibe — it's part of the toolkit, she's not out here solo.

What does she do? She prints a properties list from an MDB database. That's it, that's the job, and she eats every time 🔥

  • name — the name of the table, query, or other object. iykyk, it's just whatever thing you're pointing at.
  • propcol — the name of the system table MSysObjects' column that's holding the properties. She defaults to LvProp if you don't say otherwise. Default queen 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --version — prints the mdbtools version and then dips. exits immediately, no small talk. iconic behaviour honestly.

🦋 ENVIRONMENT 🦋

the vibes are configurable, bestie. set these and she'll respect them:

  • MDB_JET3_CHARSET — defines the charset of the input JET3 (access 97) file. default is CP1252. see iconv(1) if you need the lore.
  • MDBICONV — defines the output charset. default is UTF-8. heads up tho: mdbtools must have been compiled with iconv for this to work. no iconv, no output glow-up 😭
  • MDBOPTS — a colon-separated list of options. yes, colon-separated, like a lil chain of beads 🍓:
    • debug_like
    • debug_write
    • debug_usage
    • debug_ole
    • debug_row
    • debug_props
    • debug_all is a shortcut for all debug_* options — the "give me everything" button fr fr
    • no_memo (deprecated; has no effect) — she's retired, she does literally nothing, let her rest 💀
    • use_index (experimental; requires libmswstr) — experimental bestie, requires libmswstr, so don't come for her if she acts up 🙈

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole friend group, go say hi:

mdb-array(1) mdb-count(1) mdb-export(1) mdb-header(1) mdb-hexdump(1) mdb-import(1) mdb-json(1) mdb-parsecsv(1) mdb-queries(1) mdb-schema(1) mdb-sql(1) mdb-tables(1) mdb-ver(1)

💜 AUTHORS 💜

The mdb-prop utility was written by Brian Bruns. king behaviour, we love him for it 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! ✨ this is MDBTools 1.0.1, dated 13 July 2026 — mwah, no cap, go print some properties 💖🎀🦋

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