Database/Drivers/MySQL Native/Overview

MySQL driver for OpenOffice.org

The MySQL driver for OpenOffice.org (also called Connector/OO.org) is a "native" MySQL driver for OpenOffice.org. Before the development of the Conenctor/OO.org, OO.org has used JDBC/ODBC to connect to the MySQL Server. JDBC/ODBC adds an extra level of indirection to the connection and is generally speaking more difficult to install but Connector/OO.org.

Please note that this page is not part of the end-user documentation. This page is part of the project documentation and used by the development team to coordinate their work.

Goal

Develop a "native" MySQL driver for OpenOffice.org which is at least as feature-complete as other drivers. Complete the task before the release of OO.org 3.0.

Status and Releases

• 04/2008 - Preview version released for OO.org 2.4
• 02/2008 - Kick-Off Meeting Hamburg
• Before - Native driver development by Georg Richter

Development team

Primary contact person in case of questions

OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Base

• Frank Schoenheit, Technical Lead OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Base, firstname dot lastname at sun dot com
• Ocke Janssen, firstname dot lastname at sun dot com

MySQL

• Georg Richter, Development Manager - Connectors & Client Connectivity, firstname at mysql dot com
• Ulf Wendel, Senior Software Engineer, uwendel at mysql dot com
• Andrey Hristov, Software Engineer, firstname at mysql dot com
• Lawrenty Novitsky, Software Developer, lawrin at mysql dot com

Meetings

• 22.05.2008 - Technical Meeting of the entire Development team
• 29.04.2008 - Technical Meeting, Hamburg
• 12.02.2008 - Non public Kick-Off Meeting, Hamburg

Technical Documentation

Infrastructure

• CWS (child workspace)
  • CVS/SSH instructions
  • Web interface - EIS (Environment Information System) link to CWS: mysqlnative

OpenOffice.org

• OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Base - database driver architecture overview