(Note: I tried UnixODBC first but found utf-8 problem. Then I selected this way, so far so good. HL)
MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org is a MySQL driver for OpenOffice.org. It can be used to connect from OpenOffice.org 3.1 to a MySQL server 5.1 or newer.
Before MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org became available you'd have to use MySQL Connector/J (JDBC) or MySQL Connector for ODBC to connect to a MySQL server.
Therefore the driver is also referred to as a native driver in the context of OpenOffice.org. The term native driver clashes with the MySQL definition of a native driver: MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org does not implement the MySQL Client Server protocol. Technically speaking the MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org is implemented as a proxy on top of the MySQL Connector/C++.
The driver is delivered as an OpenOffice.org extension.
Advantages
Using MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org has the following advantages:
- Easy installation through the OpenOffice.org Extension Manager.
- Seamless integration into OpenOffice.org.
- Work on multiple MySQL schemata (databases) simultaneously
- Connect to MySQL servers using named pipes (Windows) or Sockets (Unix)
- No need to go through an additional Connector installation routine (ODBC/JDBC)
- No need to configure or register an additional Connector (ODBC)
- No need to install or configure a driver manager (ODBC)
- No need for a Java Runtime Environment (JDBC)
Status
The MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org is released in version 1.0, in production quality.
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