extract_ma: extract tables from an ms access database file (.accdb)

In ropenscilabs/laselva: Access to Global Forest Inventory Data

Description

uses mdbtools command line tools, specifically mdb-tables and mdb-export

Usage

extract_ma(file)

Arguments

file	(character) a file path, must exist

Details

mdbtools is required to run this function.

• macos: brew install mdbtools

• deb: apt-get install mdbtools

• fedora: yum install mdbtools

• windows: not sure, anyone?

Value

a list of tibbles/data.frame's

References

https://github.com/brianb/mdbtools

Examples

## Not run: 
file = "/Users/sckott/Downloads/laselva_data/spain/Sig_05.accdb"
extract_ma(file)
file = "/Users/sckott/Downloads/laselva_data/spain/Ifn3p05.accdb"
extract_ma(file)

## End(Not run)

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