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Using MySQL in NetBeans 6.1

Hi all,

Here I am, working on the weekend again. We have an online Help deadline coming up very soon, and I still have a lot of work to get done. Between editing Help files, I start thinking about the changes in the IDE. NetBeans 6.1 is quite a tool, that's for sure, and one thing that really sticks out is the support for MySQL in the IDE. I've included a few screenshots in this blog entry.

If you are a MySQL user, and if you have MySQL on your machine, one of the first things you'll notice about the IDE is that there is a MySQL node in the Services window. If your MySQL is running, then you're ready for business. The IDE also displays MySQL databases it has found.

You can also create a database by right-clicking the MySQL node and choosing Create Database. Then you can assign privileges for other users besides root. You can see that all of this is very straightforward.

You can also access the MySQL Administrator from the IDE. Using the tool, you have full control over your MySQL. Now you see why NetBeans 6.1 is such a great IDE.

Tomorrow I'll add some more things about MySQL and NetBeans. See you then.

--James

Posted at 06:45PM Mar 15, 2008 by branajam in NetBeans  |  Comments[1]