exchanging records with MySQL

[Crag]

is there a way, on OSX, to connect Filemaker to a MySQL database? I wanna pass data back and forth... but mostly from Filemaker to MySQL. Thanks

-Stephen Cox

[Reed]

If you have the data source set up on your machine, you can just use the Execute SQL script step to do insert, update or whatever SQL statements you want to move data back and forth.

[Crag]

So if MySQl and FM [server] are running on the same machine this can be done?

[Reed]

I guess they could be on the same machine, but they don't have to be. just specify your ODBC data source (which can be running on any machine) when you create your script in a fm file (which could be on your local machine, or on another machine with fm server.

[Crag]

wait.. you said ODBC... is there an ODBC driver for FM or MySQL on OSX?

[Reed]

Not included with FM, but openlink sells one,

http://www.openlinksw.com/

[Crag]

Hey thanks man.