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MySQL:

MySQL Workbench Download
MySQL Server Download
MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3 Download (note: don’t select 32-bit or 64-bit based on OS version, but based on Microsoft Office version installed)


' Connection string sample for MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3 (should work also with MySQL Server 8.0):
ConnectionString = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver};Port=3306;SERVER=127.0.0.1;DATABASE=test;USER=root;PASSWORD=mypass;OPTION=3;"

' Connection string sample for MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3 (should work also with MySQL Server 8.0):

ConnectionString = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver};Port=3306;SERVER=127.0.0.1;DATABASE=test;USER=root;PASSWORD=mypass;OPTION=3;"