From 63687030a8ffa7cba6f193698deb9f47c70c2dfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: L3onard80 <63165379+L3onard80@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 10:42:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update MySQL .NET connector version --- powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md b/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md index 6943074ad..df1a31180 100644 --- a/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md +++ b/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ ms.subservice: connectors > Some capabilities may be present in one product but not others due to deployment schedules and host-specific capabilities. ## Prerequisites +> !NOTE] +> You need mysql-connector-net-commercial-8.0.26.msi. Newer doesn't not work. You need to install the [Oracle MySQL Connector/NET](https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/) package before using this connector in Power BI Desktop. For Power Query Online (dataflows) or Power BI service, if your MySQL server isn't cloud accessible and an on-premises data gateway is needed, the component Oracle MySQL Connector/NET must also be correctly installed on the machine running the on-premises data gateway. To determine if the package is installed correctly, open a PowerShell window and run the following command: From bab7fdcd8b07f18261ecdceb6e083db152f39fa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: L3onard80 <63165379+L3onard80@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 15:59:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Use another minor to avoid error --- powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md b/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md index df1a31180..2f9209509 100644 --- a/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md +++ b/powerquery-docs/connectors/mysql-database.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ms.subservice: connectors ## Prerequisites > !NOTE] -> You need mysql-connector-net-commercial-8.0.26.msi. Newer doesn't not work. +> You need at least mysql-connector-net-commercial-8.0.26.msi. Use 8.0.28 to avoid "An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Character set 'utf8mb3' is not supported by .Net Framework." error. You need to install the [Oracle MySQL Connector/NET](https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/) package before using this connector in Power BI Desktop. For Power Query Online (dataflows) or Power BI service, if your MySQL server isn't cloud accessible and an on-premises data gateway is needed, the component Oracle MySQL Connector/NET must also be correctly installed on the machine running the on-premises data gateway. To determine if the package is installed correctly, open a PowerShell window and run the following command: