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Gordon wrote: > Give us some idea of what you're actually trying to do. OK, here's the background (I was trying to be brief of course). I have a database with MySQL and I can use the CLI for SQL queries but I would like a GUI front end to make data entry easier. LibreOffice looked a possible candidate and can be connected to MySQL with ODBC -- it needs a driver and a data source name which ODBC provides. I know that the LO documentation sugests JDBC instead but I thought the Java infrastructire was OTT for what I want so I was trying ODBC first. Actually there is more because the project will eventually be offered to someone else which means I need to run LO and MySQL in Windows but I couldn't say that out loud. I failed to get that to work so I thought I'd try the Linux route first (_much_ easier). Hence the query about the library. > As for MySQL vs. anything else.. That's up to you. Some people like > Postgrsql, some Oracle, to each their own. I use MySQL as it's (arguably) > the most popular. And it's convenient. I asked about mariadb specifically because this is said to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL. I just wondered if anyone felt strongly about who owns MySQL. On Mar 12, 2012, Simon Waters wrote: > ODBC failed in its stated aim, and it failed because it > allows too much flexibility It failed in its stated aim because it can't find the library file libodbc.so.1 My Windows trial failed in much the same way so I am very interested to know that Simon has got ODBC working in Windows. Could I consult Simon off-list perhaps? Thanks a lot Tony -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq