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21.1.5.3. Connector/ODBC and Third-Party ODBC Tools

Once you have configured your Connector/ODBC DSN, you can access your MySQL database through any application that supports the ODBC interface, including programming languages and third-party applications. This section contains guides and help on using Connector/ODBC with various ODBC-compatible tools and applications, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Adobe/Macromedia ColdFusion.

Connector/ODBC has been tested with the following applications.

Publisher Application Notes
Adobe ColdFusion Formerly Macromedia ColdFusion
Borland C++ Builder  
  Builder 4  
  Delphi  
Business Objects Crystal Reports  
Claris Filemaker Pro  
Corel Paradox  
Computer Associates Visual Objects Also known as CAVO
  AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler  
Gupta Team Developer Previously known as Centura Team Developer; Gupta SQL/Windows
Gensym G2-ODBC Bridge  
Inline iHTML  
Lotus Notes Versions 4.5 and 4.6
Microsoft Access  
  Excel  
  Visio Enterprise  
  Visual C++  
  Visual Basic  
  ODBC.NET Using C#, Visual Basic, C++
  FoxPro  
  Visual Interdev  
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org  
Perl DBD::ODBC  
Pervasive Software DataJunction  
Sambar Technologies Sambar Server  
SPSS SPSS  
SoftVelocity Clarion  
SQLExpress SQLExpress for Xbase++  
Sun StarOffice  
SunSystems Vision  
Sybase PowerBuilder  
  PowerDesigner  
theKompany.com Data Architect  

If you know of any other applications that work with Connector/ODBC, please send mail to about them.