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Unable to Connect to MySQL database
I tried to connect to MySQL database. It gives the following error. Any help please? When I select to SQL Details: "An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Could not lo...
Aaah I feel like I'm going a little crazy. So I followed the advice below and donwgraded to an earlier Connector version (8.016 I think) and it cleared this error and I was able to connect fine for a few weeks. I was recently experimenting with another BI tool and needed 8.0.17 so upgraded again. To use PowerBI I downgraded again this week and now whenever I try to connect I just get 'We couldn't authenticate with the credentials provided' message. I've tried 8.0.15, 8.0.16, different user names and passwords and still have the same. Credentials are fine as when I connect via MySQL Workbench it connects okay. Any ideas?