So after some tries I figured out I needed a driver for this. I’ve installed the Components from the links below. But I still can’t find any SQL references when I try to add them? I’m wondering if anyone would know the reason for this? I just started with asp.net. I’ve found several other questions regarding code for connecting but I can’t find anyone who’ve had trouble with the Connector/components before?
MYSQL connector
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/5.0.html
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&displaylang=en
I am using Visual Studio.
Answers:
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Method 1
Right click on References, then select “Add Reference”. Browse and select Mysql.Data.dll.
The dll should be found in the installation directory of the connector you downloaded.
Finally, in code:
using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
And, sample connection:
MySqlConnection connection = new MySqlConnection("Database=database_name;Data Source=server_domain_or_ip;User Id=mysql_user;Password=mysql_password");
connection.Open();
MySqlCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText = "select * from mytable";
MySqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
//reader.GetString(0)
//reader["column_name"].ToString()
}
reader.Close();
Method 2
You can browse to the DLL and add a reference.
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