mdb_ver: Return MDB File Format Or MDB Tools Version

In mdbr: Work with Microsoft Access Files

Return MDB File Format Or MDB Tools Version

Description

mdb-ver will return a single line of output corresponding to the program that produced the file: JET3 (for files produced by Access 97), JET4 (Access 2000, XP and 2003), ACE12 (Access 2007), ACE14 (Access 2010), ACE15 (Access 2013), or ACE16 (Access 2016).

Usage

mdb_ver(path = NULL, version = FALSE)

Arguments

path	Optional database path. When omitted, the wrapper returns the mdbtools package version for backward compatibility.
version	Logical, equivalent to -M/--version.

Value

Single character string with file format or mdbtools version.

Examples

mdb_ver()
db <- mdbr:::.mdb_example_nwind_path()
if (nzchar(db)) {
  mdb_ver(db)
}

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