10 messages in com.mysql.lists.win32Re: MySQL and VB.NET
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Thomas Trutt17 May 2004 11:27 
Freddie Sorensen17 May 2004 11:32 
Corey Tisdale17 May 2004 11:34 
Jonathan G. Lampe17 May 2004 11:36 
Freddie Sorensen17 May 2004 11:42 
Reggie17 May 2004 12:30 
Thomas Trutt17 May 2004 12:56 
Reggie17 May 2004 13:08 
Samuel17 May 2004 17:48 
Thomas Trutt18 May 2004 07:40 
Subject:Re: MySQL and VB.NET
From:Jonathan G. Lampe (jona@standardnetworks.com)
Date:05/17/2004 11:36:39 AM
List:com.mysql.lists.win32

At 01:27 PM 5/17/2004, Thomas Trutt wrote:

Just wondering if MYSQL can be used with VB.NET,

yes

and if so if any of you out there have done so..

yes - for years

I'm looking for some advise on how to implement it in an application I'm writing instead of the MSDE I am curenttly using.

MSDE is meant to hook you on SQL Server, so there are bound to be differences. I'd start by trying to dump the database from MSDE and reimport it into MySQL a few times. If you're using ODBC connections to your MSDE, the switch may be easy, but that's kind of a kig if. Mostly, you will need to test your functions in sections to make sure each part of your app still works, but the good news is that you can do all of this work off-line.

Any help on distribution ect would be greatly appreciated

To distribute, I expand the latest version of MySQL at my site, then roll it back up into my own installer as just another file to distribute. If you want to get fancier, you can install the services, stop/start the service during an upgrade, apply security to MySQL during the install, etc.

-jgl