The MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org project is
still alive. The code of the alpha version has been "frozen". The
Hamburg based Sun OpenOffice.org QA team is testing the alpha builds
of the OpenOffice.org extension for OpenOffice.org 3.1. Initial
feedback is very promising. Under the hood, the alpha version is
using the recently released beta of the MySQL Connector/C++. The MySQL
Connector/OpenOffice.org is implemented as an OpenOffice.org
extension. OpenOffice.org extensions are extremly easy to install
Plug-Ins for OpenOffice.org.
The MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org is also refered to as "native driver". The term "native driver" in MySQL speech means that the driver implements the …
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