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pranim
Helper I
9 years ago
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Trying to connect to MY SQL from Power BI

I am trying to connect to My sql  from Power BI desktop and i am getting the pop window to download My sql tool. should i download them on my computer? I have the images of the pop ups saved but i am...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    pranim,

    Before you can connect to a MySQL database, you need to install MySQL Connector/Net 6.6.5 for Microsoft Windows on your computer. Select the driver that matches your Power BI Desktop installation (32-bit or 64-bit).

    After installing the MySQL connector, refer to this blog to connect to MySQL in Power BI Desktop.

    If the connection still fails in Power BI Desktop, please check that if you are able to connect to the MySQL database in MySQL workbench, ensure that MySQL workbench is installed in the same machine as Power BI Desktop.

     
    Regards,

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nishantscuderia
Regular Visitor
4 years ago

So you saying that 8.0.16 works but 8.0.29 (latest one) doesn't?

 

That is weird. Surprised, MS doesn't have this in their documentation

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Anonymous
Not applicable
3 years ago

In this day and age I'm more surprised when MS does have anything correct in their documentation.

 

Thanks MarcusR1. Really helped pinpoint the issue I was having. 8.0.32 doesn't seem to get recognized by Power BI either.