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TomSinAA
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MariaDb connection

I am using Power BI desktop to connect to a MariaDb datasource.  When I entered the parameters to connect, I get the following message: Details: "The 'Driver' property with value '{MariaDB ODBC 3.1 Driver}' doesn't correspond to an installed ODBC driver."

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amitchandak
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@TomSinAA , Make sure latest ODBC driver is installed, Check for link

https://mariadb.com/docs/server/connect/power-bi/

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amitchandak
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@TomSinAA , Make sure latest ODBC driver is installed, Check for link

https://mariadb.com/docs/server/connect/power-bi/

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 I am trying various things with different version but the only version which get connected is using the 3.1.0 version but even then i cant see the data. with other latest versions i get the same error as specified in the originak query so What exactly needs to be done to resolve this error? Any explanation will be appreciated 

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