Bug 144605

Summary: OpenSuSE 10.1 Beta 1 - OpenOffice -2.0 – Database Can Not Connect to a MySQL due to missing files.
Product: [openSUSE] SUSE Linux 10.1 Reporter: S3WL S#WL <s3wl201672>
Component: UsabilityAssignee: Siegfried Olschner <siegfried.olschner>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID QA Contact: Siegfried Olschner <siegfried.olschner>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: Beta 1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: Other   
OS: Other   
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Description S3WL S#WL 2006-01-21 14:14:47 UTC 
OpenSuSE 10.1 Beta 1 - OpenOffice -2.0 – Database Can Not Connect to a MySQL due to missing files.

For OpenOffice connected to MySQL by ODBC
As I understand it OpenOffice and MySQL require
mysqlconnector-odbc
libmysql12-4.0.20
libmysql14-4.1.5
libmysql14-devel-4.1.5

For OpenOffice connected to MySQL by JDBC
As I understand it Java runtime environment is required.

For OpenOffice connected to Oracle and PostgreSQL and other types a connector of some sort is most likely required but I no experience with other types of databases so I can not comment.

Unfortunately I am not a knowledgeable database connection type so what is required to make connections between OpenOffice and the various databases could be a different from what is noted above.

I have found by past attempts to make OpenOffice to MySQL connections that  ascertaining which files are required is not a simple matter as there is a good deal of confusion as to which file is which due to some required files being renamed et. These are both MySQL files and MySQL Connector files.
Comment 1 Stephan Binner 2006-01-21 17:51:31 UTC 
dupe of 144602