Re: [libreoffice-users] My story

On 09/05/2012 10:09, Tony Sumner wrote:
> A while back Tom asked people to tell their stories so this is mine.
>
> I started with a project to create an application using a DBMS to
> manage our local currency. This would be used by relatively basic
> users who would almost certainly want to use Windows. I already had a
> working knowledge of MySQL and I knew how to use that to do all the
> admin tasks but I needed a GUI to do data entry and report writing. So
> I started by trying to connect LO to MySQL with the ODBC connector.
> After a lot of reading I installed the MyODBC connector, created a
> driver and a DSN amd LO said "Can't find driver" or something like
> that. I thought I'd try it in Linux to get the hang of it before
> settling down to work in Windows and this gave me "Can't find library"
> or something like that. Then I found that LO will connect to MySQL
> directly without the need for a connector so I tried that and it
> worked. But this facility is not available in Windows.
Sorry, wrong: the Native MySQL connector works fine for at least Windows XP
>   OOo does have
> the facility to connect directly to MySQL in Windows so at last I can
> get on with the project. OOo does what I want and OOo Base is pretty
> much like LO Base so I'm afraid it is goodbye LO.
>
> Been good to know you
>
> Tony


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