Trail of Tears: MySQL, ODBC, & OpenOffice 1.0

Joe Barr writes " I found a wonderful "how-to" piece called "OpenOffice.org 1.0, ODBC and MySQL," by John McCreesh. In the introduction, McCreesh writes about OpenOffice.org 1.0's "best kept secret" -- that secret being the fact that hidden away inside, completely unknown to most OpenOffice users, is a user-friendly front end for databases that is "a Microsoft Access (and more) equivalent." That may be so, but there is a very good reason why it's a secret: it's too damn hard getting OpenOffice and ODBC wired up correctly."

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MySQL, ODBC, OpenOffice haikus

[Anonymous Coward]

Install MySQL?
Better get support contract
Config files scattered

ODBC's pow'r
Links data hither and yon
Like many silkworms

Free office software
Fighting forces from Redmond
Freedom is power

Relevant comments
Readers like them, yes they do
Thoughtful minds welcomed

Lame haikus you say?
OK bub, then write your own
Not so easy, huh?

Re:MySQL, ODBC, OpenOffice haikus

[Chocolate Teapot]

You are a troll
A shameless waste of bandwidth
Keep up the good work ;)

Re:MySQL, ODBC, OpenOffice haikus

[Chocolate Teapot]

Oh crap! I screwed up!
Moderators do your worst
Flame my sorry ass

Re:MySQL haiku: get it right

[Chocolate Teapot]

Petty nitpicker
You spoiled the joke entirely
I thought it was good.

Re:Uh, he's a Linuxworld columnist?

[sporty]

It sounds like you want the Linux equivalent to come with a 10-page exam.

4 pages max. Unless it was an essay.