geutebruck/read_mdb_schema.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Read GeViDB.mdb schema to understand table structure"""
import sys
import struct

def read_mdb_header(filepath):
    """Read MDB1 database header"""
    try:
        with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:
            # Read first 4 bytes to confirm MDB1 format
            header = f.read(4)
            if header == b'MDB1':
                print("Confirmed: MDB1 format (Geutebruck proprietary)")
                print(f"Header: {header.hex()}")

                # Read more header info
                f.seek(0)
                first_512 = f.read(512)
                print(f"\nFirst 512 bytes (hex):")
                for i in range(0, len(first_512), 16):
                    hex_str = ' '.join(f'{b:02x}' for b in first_512[i:i+16])
                    ascii_str = ''.join(chr(b) if 32 <= b < 127 else '.' for b in first_512[i:i+16])
                    print(f"{i:04x}: {hex_str:48s} {ascii_str}")
            else:
                print(f"Not MDB1 format. Header: {header}")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error reading file: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    db_path = r"C:\GEVISOFT\DATABASE\GeViDB.mdb"
    print(f"Reading: {db_path}\n")
    read_mdb_header(db_path)