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Inspect a DuckDB database interactively

inspect_ddb.Rd

Lists all tables in a DuckDB file, showing their dimensions and sample contents. If a specific table name is provided, previews the first n rows from that table.

Usage

inspect_ddb(db = "EFILE2021.duckdb", table = NULL, n = 25)

Arguments

db

Path to a DuckDB database file (default "EFILE2021.duckdb").

table

Optional. Name of a table to inspect. If NULL (default), shows all tables with their dimensions and first 10 rows.

n

Integer. Number of rows to return when inspecting a specific table (default 25).

Value

Invisibly returns either:

  • a list of table summaries (if table = NULL), or

  • a data frame preview (if a table is specified)

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
inspect_ddb("EFILE2021.duckdb")            # Overview of all tables
inspect_ddb("EFILE2021.duckdb", "FLATXML") # Preview first 25 rows
} # }