Re: Data type
Michele Monaco <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.db.mdb-tools.devel |
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Thank you very much. It runs well now. Michele 2006/2/5, Christophe CHiPs Petit <[email protected]>: > > Michele Monaco a écrit : > > I'm starting using the MDBTOOLS today... > > > > Really it seems to me a very powerful tool for an ACCESS user aspiring > > to switch himself in a MYSQL user. > > > > I started analysing one of my different Access DBs (really my chain to > > microsoft) with MDB-SCHEMA, in order to produce the relevant DDL, of > > which I attach a sample. > > > > The data type given by the mdbtools are not readable by the MySql > > Interpreter. > > For example Long Integer and Currency are not accepted by MySql. > > > > What can I do ? > > > > I have to make the necessary changes by hand or there is something > > automatic to convert the data type ? > > Hello, > > It seems that you have to specify the backend you want, default is to > output Access DDL. On my Debian SID, mdbtools version > 0.5.99.0.6pre1.0.20051109-1, mdb-schema recognizes the mysql backend. > > You have to launch it with : > > $ mdb-schema mydatabase.mdb mysql > create-db.sql > > HTH. > > NB : Debian manpage is out of date, it does not speak of MySQL. > > -- > Christophe «CHiPs» PETIT <[email protected]> http://chips.free.fr/ > « Défendre les logiciels libres, c'est défendre la liberté. » > Linux-Nantes: partagez votre savoir http://www.linux-nantes.fr.eu.org/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log > files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmdlnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 > _______________________________________________ > mdbtools-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mdbtools-dev >