VB.NET SqlConnection to MySQL Database

Question

although I did read plenty of stackoverflow posts and also checked out lots of tutorial websites I can't get my code to work.

I want to use sqlBulkCopy. And therefor I need a instance of the 'SqlConnection' class. I have a MySQL Database running and I have no problem at all opening a connection with the 'MySqlConnection' class.

I have tried several approaches to get SqlConnection working.

MySqlConnection (works):

  Dim a = "Server=localhost;Initial Catalog=hauptdatenbank;User Id=johnny;Password=123456;"

  Using cn As New MySqlConnection(a)
     cn.Open()
  End Using

SqlConnection (does not work):

  Dim a = "Server=localhost;Initial Catalog=hauptdatenbank;User Id=johnny;Password=123456;"

  Using cn As New SqlConnection(a)
     cn.Open()
  End Using

Following SqlException gets thrown:

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

Answer 1

SqlBulk is only for a SQL DB. MySqlBulkLoader is for a MySQL DB.

Thanks for the comments!

Answer 2

Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient

Module Connection

Public str1 As String = "data source=localhost;user id= root;password=;database= parisbugdb;"

End Module

If Len(Trim(PassBox.Text)) = 0 Then
    AlertLabel.Visible = True
    AlertLabel.Text = "Password required!"
    PassBox.SelectAll()
    PassBox.Focus()
    Return
End If

con.Open()
Dim Sql = "SELECT * FROM userx WHERE username ='" & UserBox.Text & "' AND password = '" & PassBox.Text & "'"
scmd = New MySqlCommand(sql, con)
Dim sdr As MySqlDataReader = scmd.ExecuteReader


Try
    If sdr.Read = False Then

        AlertLabel.Visible = True
        AlertLabel.Text = "Login denied!"
        con.Close()
    Else

        UserBox.Clear()
        PassBox.Clear()
        UserBox.Focus()
        Me.Hide()
        Dashboard.Show()
    End If


Catch ex As Exception
    MsgBox(ex.ToString())
End Try

End Sub