MySQL Bugs: #69698: Connector 6.7.4 does not register as dataprovider in Visual Studio 2012

Bug #69698	Connector 6.7.4 does not register as dataprovider in Visual Studio 2012
Submitted:	9 Jul 2013 13:50	Modified:	9 Jul 2013 15:43
Reporter:	Daniel Gimenez	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / NET	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	6.7.4	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:	Fernando Gonzalez.Sanchez	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I've installed and reinstalled MySQL Connector for .Net to no avail using all sorts of different options.  It installs in Program Files(x86), but does not show up in Visual Studio 2012 Server Explorer as a database provider.  When I check for the registry entries in dataproviders, they are not there.  When I look in the install log there was no attempt to add them.

I installed 6.6.5 and that registered fine.

Here is my visual studio info and install log:
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012
Version 11.0.60315.01 Update 2
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.5.50709

Installed Version: Professional

How to repeat:
Install new version of 6.7.4 with any options

Installation log

Attachment: log.txt (text/plain), 84.60 KiB.

Hi, 
Thanks for your report.

This is not a bug, as stated in the release notes from Connector/NET 6.7.x, it does not longer ships with Visual Studio Integration, all that functionality was split into another product "MySql for Visual Studio", which is available thru MySql for Windows Installer (see http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/).

You will need to install both Connector/NET 6.7.4 and MySql for Visual Studio 1.0 to enable all the scenarios that were previously available in Connector/NET 6.6.x.

Both products are already available as GA (production ready).

I have the same problem. However, I used the following installer: mysql-installer-community-5.6.13.1

I can also see that the connector is added to visual studio if I open the about screen: http://i.imgur.com/OtaUI1z.png

But as you can see here: http://i.imgur.com/ImtNMdK.png
I can't choose the MySql Data Source

I'm having the same problem.

I installed the connector from the MySql installer first, it didn't show although it was installed.

I removed the connector, downloaded the standalong package for 6.7.4 and it didn't work.

It seems the connector is doing changes to machine.config, but it is not register any provider factory.

Hi, yes, Connector/NET 6.7.4 does not make changes in GAC (this "feature" was an implication of splitting the products) and will be fixed in 6.7.5 (see workarounds at bug http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=69760, the fix will be done for that bug).