I am having trouble connecting MySQL to Open Office on Fedora Core3. So far I get information for installation from MySQL and OO, but it mainly pertains to the MAC OS. Where or how do I define the $DRIVEPATH on FC3 Globally? Here is the directions for a MAC install: Copy the enclosed jar file to <JAVA_HOME>/lib/ext (under Mac OS X, <JAVA_HOME> is in the location: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.Framework/Versions/1.4.2/Home/ 1.4.2 should be replaced with your current Java version. Example: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.4.1/Home/lib/ext/mysql-connector-java-3.0.16-ga-bin.jar Jay Scherrer