From: "Robert Comer" 

How do I know the name of the driver?  I have gobs of things with jdbc in the name.

I can't seem to call the JDBC driver manager to register a data source from
a java program either. (in windows, just trying things while waiting for
the download.) I bet it's my classpath, but this stuff is confusing since
I'm not a Java programmer. 

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3e526f0b{at}w3.nls.net...
> Yup in OpenOffice.
>
> Adam
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e52678c{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > 2) go to tools/datasources
> >
> > In Openoffice?  (I don't have that installed here, but I download it...)
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> > news:3e52641f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Walk in the park....
> > >
> > > OK
> > > 1) Make sure you have the jre installed & the JDBC
driver file to hand
> > > somewhere on your PC
> > > 2) go to tools/datasources
> > > 3) Click on the "New Data Source"
> > > 4) select the database type of "JDBC" & enter
the URL in the "Data
> source
> > > URL"
> > > 5) Click on the tab marked "JDBC" & fill in
the rest of the details.
> > >
> > > Job done. If you then want to see the tables etc click on
the "Tables"
> tab
> > > etc.etc.
> > >
> > > This is the same on both Windows & Linux. Compare the above to Joe
> trying
> > to
> > > get ODBC running on Linux.
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e524278{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Biggest ease of use problem is soluable very
easily. It's called
> "use
> > > > JDBC".
> > > >
> > > > I've seen very little about how to set up JDBC unfortunately, and
for
> > ease
> > > > of use, we're talking users, not programmers.  I want
to see things
> > about
> > > > how to set up your spreadsheet/wordprocessor/querytools to access
data
> > via
> > > > JDBC.
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > > news:3e523646{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Biggest ease of use problem is soluable very
easily. It's called
> "use
> > > > JDBC".
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam
> > > > >
> > > > > "Joe Barr"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3e5234d6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > OpenOffice.org is more sophisticated and
powerful than I
realized.
> > It
> > > > can
> > > > > >  be made to work with various
database-management systems, and
it
> > can
> > > do
> > > > > >  the mailmerge functions required by many SOHO types.
Ease-of-use
> > > issues
> > > > > >  need attention.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0217.barr.html
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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