Bug #52804 Mysql provider 6.2.3 cannot be manually registered in VS2010 RC Pro
Submitted: 14 Apr 2010 3:31 Modified: 20 Apr 2010 10:01
Reporter: ling bo Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / NET Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:6.2.3 OS:Windows
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[14 Apr 2010 3:31] ling bo 
Description:
VS 2008 SP1 and VS 2010 RC both installed on my desktop, and i also got mysql connector/net 6.2.3 installed, the MySql driver was successfully registered in VS 2008 SP1, but didn't in VS 2010 RC, so i tried to modify machine.config add the following to DbProviderFactories element.

<add name="MySQL Data Provider" invariant="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" description=".Net Framework Data Provider for MySQL" type="MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlClientFactory, MySql.Data, Version=6.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d" /> 

But no lucky it doesn't work in VS 2010 RC when i adding new DB connection from VS.

An interesting thing that i wrote some testing code in VS 2010 to show DbProviderFactories, and it shown "MySql Provider", so i am confused. 

How to repeat:
Install VS 2010 RC and MySql connector/net 6.2.3

Make changes to machine.config.

Add new database connection in VS 2010.
[20 Apr 2010 4:18] Bill Hyland 
VS 2010 Ultimate.  Connector/Net 6.2.3.  Same problem.  Cannot see the Mysql entry in server explorer
[20 Apr 2010 7:02] Tonci Grgin 
Delegating this to Wlad as he has proper environment for testing.
[20 Apr 2010 10:01] Vladislav Vaintroub 
VS2010 will be addressed in 6.3, 
6.2 was released before it was ready.
[10 May 2010 6:22] Tonci Grgin 
Bug#53523 was marked as duplicate of this report.
[22 Dec 2010 15:51] David Hanson 
MySql Connector/Net 6.3.5, Visual Studio 2010 (release version)... Same issue. Nightmare trying to use MySql from .NET.
[10 Jan 2011 21:28] Zeba Basu 
MySql Connector/Net 6.3.6, Visual Studio 2010. Same issue, MySql not listed in Data source