Connect MySQL and Base
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Here is a tutorial to connect MySQL database with OpenOffice.org Base.
Contents
Using JDBC on Windows
Using ODBC on GNU/Linux
Using JDBC on Linux
Using ODBC on Linux
Recommendations settings
Known issues regarding MySQL and OpenOffice.org can be avoided by having specific settings here are some of those:
MySQL settings
- Make sure that MySQL is using TCP/IP as opposed to sockets. Edit the my.cnf file at /etc/ and comment skip-networking
OpenOffice.org settings
- OpenOffice.org uses Java for JDBC, please make sure you have JRE at Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org General - Java
- Declare the mysql-connector-j.bin at the classpath at Tools - Options - OpenOFfice.org General - Java