This program is designed to convert between MicroSoft Access files and LibreOffice-readable file formats. These include but are not limited to

        - .csv
        - .txt

This program can be executed from the CLI (Command-Line Interface).

This application relies heavily on the Jackcess API, whose link is provided below:

This project (technically) lets you view your ACCDB files. Just run in verbose mode and the terminal will spit out the contents of your files.

• Java Ver. 8+. It does not matter who published it (i.e. both OpenJDK and Oracle Java worked for me).

Installation Steps:
- Install prerequisite programs with your OS's installation
schema (e.g. sudo pacman -S java). (Note: for compatibility reasons, required Java Libraries are included) - Compile the code with: javac -cp ".:jackcess-3.0.1.jar:commons-lang3-3.9.jar:commons-logging-1.2:commons-logging-1.2.jar:poi-4.0.0:poi-4.0.0.jar" FOSMSACT.java

To Run:
- Run the code with: java -cp ".:jackcess-3.0.1.jar:commons-lang3-3.9.jar:commons-logging-1.2:commons-logging-1.2.jar:poi-4.0.0:poi-4.0.0.jar;" FOSMSACT

        CLI PARAMETERS:
            [-h || --help        ] if you need help.
            [-i || --input       ] input filename            (REQUIRED)
            [-o || --output      ] output filename           (REQUIRED)
            [-r || --revisionnum ] MS Access Revision        (will default to 2016 if not specified)
            [-v || --verbose     ] Print file contents

Required Java Libraries (these are included):

-OpenHMS Jackcess 3.0.1
link: https://jackcess.sourceforge.io/

-Apache Commons Logging 1.2 link: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/

-Apache Commons Lang 3.9 link: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/

-Apache POI 4.0 (Will 100% be necessary in the future) link: https://poi.apache.org/

This program includes a sample accdb file to test with, from the following website: link: https://www.dur.ac.uk/cis/docs/guides/files/access/

Roadmap:

- Complete support of all Access data types when writing to Access Done

• Support for the Jackcess Encryption API for Access Files
• File splitting and joining as an option
• Excel Support (legacy and recent)
• SQL data type support when reading from Access instead of Access data types
• Better error logging, checking, and messages :: Tentative
• Enforcing better restrictions on file types
• GUI support
• Making an actual in-line ACCDB editor using the GUI (stretch goal)