Eclipse - SQLExplorer - MySQLDriver Problem

[Joseph Clark]

I am trying to hook MySQL up to Eclipse.

While I am overall very pleased with the Eclipse IDE, I cannot
install the driver for MySQL in the way in which I think I
am supposed to be able to.

First, I installed Eclipse 3.1.1 by untar.gz'ing it in /usr/local.
Eclipse works right out of the box.

Then, I downloaded SQLExplorer from sourceforge. I unzipped it in
the Eclipse folder--this is the 2.2.3 version (the 2.2.4 doesn't seem to work)--I am then able to get an SQLExplorer Perspective.

I think I am supposed to be able right click on MMMySQL Driver in the
Driver View and get a window that allows me to change drivers.
I want to change it to the MySQL connector .jar that the SQLExplorer
instructions tell you to download, which languishes in /root/Desktop/mysql-connector, but when I right-click MMMySQL Driver nothing happens.
[ November 20, 2005: Message edited by: Michael Clark ]

[Ilja Preuss]

I think there is an edit icon at the top of that view. Can you use that?

[Joseph Clark]

The icon with the pencil image, Change Driver? It's the same function
as the right-click->Change Driver function from the last post.
Does not work.

I am trying DBExplorer, with as much success.

I am using Eclipse 3.1 with MySQL 4.1 on Fedora 4 os. Anyone on a
similar system have success Eclipse and MySQL?
[ November 20, 2005: Message edited by: Michael Clark ]