MySQL from .NET – Thanks Andy!

• Download and install MySQL Sever 5.0.77
  • http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#win32
• Download and Install MySQL Server Tools 5.0  (gives me SQL Queries)
  • http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html
• I Verify I could load up the tools and connect to MySQL server.
• Get out of Visual Studio completely.
• Download and Install MySQL .NET Connector 5.2.5
  • http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-Net/mysql-connector-net-5.2.5.zip/from/pick#mirrors
  • This may take awhile.  It took about 10minutes to completely configure Visual Studio.
• To add the Reference in Visual Studio 2005, I did the following:
  • Project à Add Reference à Scroll down and pick MySQL.Data
• To add Imports to the page
  • MsSql.Data.MySqlClient
• The connector looks and feel like MSSQL.
• .NET documentation is located at:
  • http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-net.html

From my twin, Andy Hutton. Thanks for the info!