MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org is a native MySQL database connector for OpenOffice.org. Currently, it is in preview status and supports OpenOffice.org 3.1 and above. It can be used to connect OpenOffice.org applications to a MySQL server.
Before MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org became available you would have to use MySQL Connector/J (JDBC) or MySQL Connector/ODBC to connect to a MySQL server.
Connector/OpenOffice.org is a community project. The source code for Connector/OpenOffice.org is available under GPL with the FLOSS License Exception.
Advantages
Using MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org has the following advantages:
Easy installation through the OpenOffice.org Extension Manager.
Seamless integration into OpenOffice.org.
No need to go through an additional Connector installation routine (ODBC/JDBC)
No need to configure or register an additional Connector (ODBC)
No need to install or configure a driver manager (ODBC)
Status
MySQL Connector/OpenOffice.org is currently at version 1.0 GA.
If you have any queries please contact us through our mailing list
at <users@dba.openoffice.org>