How to connect Crystal Report and MySQL in VB.NET

Question

To clarify things first, I can connect MySQL to VB.NET. But I can't connect Crystal Report and MySQL. When I'm creating new report in CrystalReportViewer control, I am stucked at the Standard Report Creation Wizard window. I can't see any connections and my database (I created it in MySQL Query Browser).

I'm using: Visual Studio 2010 , MySQL Query Browser, SQL Server 2005, Crystal Report(CRforVS13_0_13)

Any help? Or am I just missing something?

Answer 1

Crystal Report requires an ODBC driver. You can find one here .

After you have installed it, check that it exists in the ODBC Data Sources.

Once there, you need to create an Alias. Click on the User DSN tab and press the Add button. Test the connection then go to Crystal reports.