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MySQL Connector/JOverview

MySQL Connector/J is a native Java driver that converts JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) calls into the network protocol used by the MySQL database.

It lets developers working with the Java programming language easily build programs and applets that interact with MySQL and connect all corporate data, even in a heterogeneous environment.
MySQL Connector/J is a Type IV JDBC driver and has a complete JDBC feature set that supports the capabilities of MySQL.

Installation: copy the file mysql-connector-java-5.0.6-bin.jar to the directory /Library/Java/Extensions/.

Functionality Added or Changed

Added a new connection property detectCustomCollations=[true|false]. When its value is false (which is the default value), the ConnectionImpl.buildCollationMapping() method, for detecting non-standard character sets or collations, will NOT be called during the instantiation of a connection, thus shortening the time for establishing a connection. The introduction of this new property with the default value of false alters the old default behaviour of calling ConnectionImpl.buildCollationMapping() at each connection. If non-standard character sets or collations might be used, users should set detectCustomCollations=true. (Bug #17874902, Bug #71038)

Bugs Fixed

DatabaseMetaData.getKeywords() did not return the latest reserved words as found in MySQL Server's documentation (for example, in Reserved Words). This fix makes the function generate, as per the JDBC API specification, a list of the latest MySQL and SQL standard keywords that are not also SQL92 (or, depending on the JDBC version in use, SQL2003) keywords. (Bug #17647584, Bug #70701)