MySQL Bugs: #36356: Cannot set PIPE = -1 in connection staring

Bug #36356	Cannot set PIPE = -1 in connection staring
Submitted:	27 Apr 2008 0:33	Modified:	16 May 2008 10:40
Reporter:	Anson Chapman	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / NET	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	Connector/Net 5.0.51	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	PIPE. Connectot

Description:
Cannot set PORT parameter to -1 in connection string to specify that i will "USE" named pipe for connection.

Error states that that the value in stringbuilder will not except an unsigned integer. Documentation says i should do that. 

By specifing PIPE and PROTOCOL i can work around error

Visual Basic 2008

    With MySQLConnStringBuilder
        .Add("Persist Security Info", False)
        .Add("Database", sDB)
        .Add("Data Source", gGeneral.DataSource)
        .Add("User Id", gGeneral.UserID)
        .Add("Password", gGeneral.Pass)
        If gGeneral.Protocol = "Named Pipes" Then
          .Add("Protocol", "NamedPipe")
          .Add("Pipe", "mysql")
          '                  .Add("Port", "-1")
          ' This causes error when line is uncommented 
        Else
          .Add("Port", gGeneral.Port.ToString())
        End If
    End With

How to repeat:
Repeat this using the vb code above and Visual Basic 2008

Suggested fix:
Allow signed integers

This is verified as a documentation bug only.  Setting port to -1 for named pipe was old functionality.  Now you should set the protocol to pipe and set the pipe name property.

Fixed in 5.1.6 and 5.2.2+ documentation (this is a docs only bug)

Documentation already updated.