MySQL Bugs: #74259: unable to connect to local MySQL database from Visual Studio 2013

Bug #74259	unable to connect to local MySQL database from Visual Studio 2013
Submitted:	8 Oct 2014 1:55	Modified:	16 Jan 2015 14:12
Reporter:	Mark Dennis Furton	Email Updates:
Status:	No Feedback	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Visual Studio Plugin	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	6.2.2	OS:	Windows (windows 8)
Assigned to:	Assigned Account	CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	MySql Connector, MySQL Workbench, visual studio 2013

Description:
Hi..I am getting an error "The system detected an invalid pointer address in attempting to use a pointer argument in a call"

I  have a Visual Studio project that automatically connects to my mysql database when run. My project suppose to connect to database and display the data on my data grid when opened or executed. The connection was working before, but since yesterday I started getting issue. 

MySql workbench version is 6.2.2
MySQL connector_net 6.9.3
Windows Visual Studio 2013
OS is Windows 8 x64 bit

any advice or solution is appreciated.. Thanks

How to repeat:
-open Visual Studio 2013
-create new project
-create windows form
-click "add references" -select "system.data" and "MySQL.data" click add
-type "Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient"
- then
Try

            Dim conn As String = "Database=ngp;data source=localhost; user id= root; password=*******"
            Dim connection As New MySqlConnection(conn)

            connection.Open()
            connection.Close()
            MsgBox("Database connection has been established.", MsgBoxStyle.Information)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

-save and run for debugging

this is the error i get

Attachment: error.JPG (image/jpeg, text), 134.19 KiB.

I do not understand how Workbench is involved here at all?

-- Peter
-- not a MySQL/Oracle person.

I have a similar issue like this.--#70676 [Com]: Unable to connect to local MySQL database from Visual Studio 2012..however, I am using a newer version of MySQL and VS. So I don't know what steps do apply.

Hello Mark Dennis Furton,

Thank you for the bug report.
I tried to reproduce the issue at my end using Visual Studio 2013 (VB.Net), MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.5 but Couldn't trace out any issue to connect database and please find out screenshot.
Could you please list out the steps you tried out at your end? Please provide repeatable test case in order for us to confirm this issue at our end.

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.

connection established screenshot

Attachment: connection established.PNG (image/png, text), 60.66 KiB.

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