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Subject:    Re: [users]  OOo 2.0 beta - Will not connect to external JDBC datasource
From:       CPH <cphennessy () openoffice ! org>
Date:       2005-03-14 22:50:43
Message-ID: 200503142250.43369.cphennessy () openoffice ! org
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On Monday 07 March 2005 11:41, Mark wrote:
> I seem to be having problems using OOo 2.0 beta to connect to an
> existing external HSQLDB.
>
> I have put the hsqldb.jar file on the Java class path via OOo's "Tools |
> Options | Java" and then going to "File | New | Database | connect to an
> existing source - JDBC". The data source url is jdbc:hsqldb:file://D:/My
> DBs/DB (where DB is the name of the external HSQLDB database).
>
> Using OOo to test the driver it confirms the driver can be loaded. But
> when I try to connect to the database it says "The connection to the
> external data source could not be established. An unknown error
> occurred. The driver is probably defective". However, the driver is not
> defective as I use it with other management programs. I have tried the
> usual things like re-installing OOo.
>
> I really need to use the form based interface of OOo to manage my
> existing database.
>
> Is anyone else having problems or anyone managed to do what I am trying
> to do successfully?

Mark, since this is OOo beta, maybe you should download the l;atest beta and 
if the problem still persists then ask on dev@dba.openoffice.org

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