mysql connect problem

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Dear all,   i am trying to connect to mysql server. Is it necessary to name the sql server as an odbc data source? i have tried but i do not know what to put in the field "what sql server"? how do i find out what to put in that field. I can already connect to an access database so it just involves renaming "jdbc:odbc:...." but i really do not know how to set the field for mysql server??   Is there any other way to connect to mysql besides driver.getconnection("jdbc:odbc:database_name")?   Tim