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Enabling NeoOffice/J or OpenOffice.org/X11 to connect to MySQL databases

Using JDBC and Connector/J

Installation

  • Download Connector/J from the MySQL website.
    • The included README gives much information.
    • The most important keypoints are:
      • the class name of the JDBCdriver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
      • the URL format: jdbc:mysql://host.domain/database_name
    • You will need a version of Connector/J that supports Java 1.3.x, since that is the version of Java used in NeoOffice/J.
  • The jar file location:
    • for OOo/X11: you can put it where you want. To let OOo know, you shoud go to "Tools->Options" menu item. Then in the "security" pane, there is a place to add directories to classpath. Click on browse and find your jar file.
    • for Neo/J: I had to put it in the <NeoOffice>/Contents/MacOS/classes folder to get it found. Didn't check with recent release if the previous classpath setting does work.
FYI. I just tried adding the MySQL jar file using the Security pane in the Tools->Options menu item Neo/J 1.1 Alpha 2. After adding the jar file in that pane and restarting Neo/J, I successfully connected to my MySQL database.
There is also an attachment (.sxw) to OpenOffice.org Issue 13753 which contains screenshots and a different location for placing the Connector/J file.

Configuration

With the above basic setup, the connection should work. Then you come to the fine tuning stuff: charset, etc...

There are additional pointers available in this thread on trinity on other MySQL configuration issues.

Using OBDC

mansky posts some steps for getting OBDC to work with MySQL and OpenOffice.org/X11 in this post on trinity; it also contains other OOo/MySQL pointers.

kervalen posts some steps for getting OBDC to work with MySQL and NeoOffice/J in this post on trinity.

Using the Database with your NeoOffice/J Documents

information on how to use the database

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