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helger
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Power BI Desktop - Unable to Connect

Details: "MySQL: We were unable to find a database provider with invariant name 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient'.
<br>This error could've been the result of provider-specific client software being required, but missing on this computer. To download client software for this provider, visit the following site and choose the 32-bit (x86) version of, at minimum, 'MySQL Connector/Net': https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=278885"

 

Downloaded the client software, still same

 

So......halp

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The problem solved by download and installed the latest version of client software 'mysql-connector-net-6.6.7.msi' from the below link "http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.6.html". Now i can connect to my local MySql.

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Anonymous
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installing the complete mysql package:

 

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/

The install is for 32 bit, i need it for 64 bit, any references?

 

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same problem...  could anybody help? 

Did you find the 64 bit connector

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