Connecting MySQL with Visual Studio C#

Question

I\'m new to MySQL Workbench and I\'m trying to make a Timekeeping system. I\'m wondering how to connect MySQL with Visual Studio C#?

Answer 1

If you are working with MySQL for the first time in your PC, do these things.

1. Install MySQL Server (Link here) - 28 MB
2. Install MySQL ODBC Connector (Link here) - 3 MB

Now install SqlYog Community Edition. ( Link here ). You can manipulate your MySQL Databases using this.

Now in AppSettings of web.config, set two entries like this.

And call it like in your MySQL class like this.

public string MyConnectionString 
{
    get
    {
        //return {MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;uid=root;pwd=;Option=3;
        return ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ODBCDriver"]
            + ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DataBaseDetails"];
    }
}

Now you can initialize your connection like this.

OdbcConnection connection = new OdbcConnection(MyConnectionString);

Namespace imported

using System.Data.Odbc;

Hope you get the idea.