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nishantscuderia
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Power BI Desktop MySQL Connector

Hi, 

 

I am trying to connect to MySQL on Power BI desktop but I keep getting the error message that the MySQL connector is not installed. 

 

The conversation on a similar thread

 

Solved: Re: Trying to connect to MY SQL from Power BI - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

suggests that I need version 8.0.16 instead of the latest version. 

 

Anyone know how to go about it

 

Thanks

Nishant

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nishantscuderia
Regular Visitor

Thanks @lbeneyze, however I don't think 8.0.28 works as well. 8.0.16 works so have gone with this first

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nishantscuderia
Regular Visitor

Thanks @lbeneyze, however I don't think 8.0.28 works as well. 8.0.16 works so have gone with this first

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

You need to uninstall 8.0.29 and install 8.0.28 .  8.0.29 has a known bug that prevents the connector from working.

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