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MEDILIGMedical Life Guard: An XHR Software Platform

Open Office

Installation

By

Athanassios I. Hatzis, PhD

13th

September 2010 

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 _Installation Overview_

I.  Objective: 

Installation of Open Office Database as a front-end to MEDILIG-MySQL database

II.  Prerequisites/Tested with:

1.  Install MySQL .\MEDILIG\DB_MYSQL\MEDILIG MYSQL – INSTALLATION.pdf  

2.  Restore MEDILIG DATABASE .\MEDILIG\DB_MYSQL\MEDILIG MYSQL – INSTALLATION.pdf  

3.  Install OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 

4.  Install Java runtime environment (JRE) 

III.  Steps to follow:

1.  Copy JDBC driver under JRE folder 

From: .\MEDILIG\FE_OpenOffice\Connectors\mysql-connector-jave-5.1.13-bin.jar

To: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib 

You may download the latest version of JDBC Driver for MySQL (Connector/J) from MySQL web site

2.  Connect MySQL and Base

Here is a tutorial to connect MySQL database with OpenOffice.org Base. 

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i.  Run OpenOffice.org and select Tools-Options-Java

ii.  Check that “Use a Java runtime environment” is found e.g. Sun Microsystems Inc.

1.6.0_20

iii.  Click the Class Path… button, Click Add Archive and open JDBC driver (see step 1.)

iv.  The Class Path – Assigned folders and archives should show the full path to the driver

v.  Click on OK to close the dialog. OpenOffice.org will notify you that you need restart the program

for the changes to take effect. 

vi.  Finally, restart OOo and check functionality. Close OpenOffice.org completely, that is, close all

open OOo windows and shut down the quickstarter program located in the system tray (if it is

running). Restart OpenOffice.org, and the JDBC connector should then be available and

functioning. 

3.  Double click .\MEDILIG\FE_OpenOffice\MEDILIG_JDBC_MYSQL.odb

This will open OpenOffice.org Base application, click on Tables. It will ask you for a password to

connect to the MySQL server.

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IV.  Procedure to set up a new connection to a MySQL database using JDBC