mdbr: Work with Microsoft Access Files

Work with Microsoft Access '.mdb' and '.accdb' files using the open source 'MDB Tools' library <https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/>. The library is compiled and bundled with the package, so no external installation is required. Provides high-level helpers for reading tables, exporting to CSV or JSON, inspecting table definitions, and running SQL queries. Also exposes a full read-only 'DBI' interface for use with standard database workflows.

Getting started

Package details

AuthorKiernan Nicholls [aut, cre, cph] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9229-7897>), Bruno Tremblay [ctb] (DBI interface and bundled mdbtools source)
MaintainerKiernan Nicholls <k5cents@gmail.com>
LicenseGPL-3 | LGPL-2
Version0.3.1
URL https://k5cents.github.io/mdbr/ https://github.com/k5cents/mdbr https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("mdbr")

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mdbr documentation built on May 28, 2026, 5:09 p.m.