Database/Drivers/MySQL Native/Known Problems
This page lists the currently known problems with the MySQL Native Driver, aka MySQL Connector/OOo.
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Empty schemata not shown
Create an empty schemata/database. Create a new Base database which connects to an empty MySQL database. The MySQL database is not shown.
Severity: desired
Reason: OOo calls getTables() - no tables - schema not displayed. Setting might even be cached - verify that database becomes visible after creating table (from mysql prompt) in schema.
DECIMAL shown as TEXT
Base shows numerical DECIMAL columns as TEXT (in the table design?).
Severity: required
I'm 95% sure C/C++ and C/OOo report a proper column type.
Create a new Base database that connects to a MySQL schemata "test". Have "test" in the connection settings! OOo will ignore it and query MySQL for all tables in all schematas, and also display all those tables.
As a consequence the user will see all schemata he has access to not only the schemata/database "test" as requested in the connection settings
Severity: desired
No default schema on table creation
Base does not preselect a default schema in the table editor dialog. Its does not even if you connect to a certain schema by specifying it in the connection settings.
Severity: desired
No way to set MySQL specific table attributes
The Base table editor does not give access to table attributes. Not even basic ones such as the Engine (MyISAM: non-transactional, InnoDB: transactional).
Severity: 1.1