[secristrc]

Does MySQL offer a connection node and database explorer option like
Derby?

When I connect to a Derby database, I can right-click on a connection
node and see folders for tables, views, and procedures that I can make
use of. When I try to do the same thing for MySQL, all I get are little
database stacked-disk icons, and there is no opportunity to use a
database explorer from a connection node to expand into tables, views,
and procedures the same way as in Derby.

If I go to the mysql command line, I can manually create tables, and
even set-up a project that successfully connects to a MySQL instance
(after providing the correct information in the sun-resources.xml file
in the project's Server Resources), and mytop shows activity. I
successfully built and ran the sample IFPWAFCAD application from
Creating a Simple Web Application in NetBeans IDE 5.5 Using MySQL, BUT only after
executing the SQL by hand from the mysql command line.

I am running NetBeans 6.1 with all updates, the MySQL Connector/J driver
5.1.6, and MySQL 5.0.45-Debian on Ubuntu 7.10.

Any suggestions or other assistance is appreciated!

Thanks,
rcs