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Use the CData ODBC Driver for MySQL in Microsoft Power Query


You can use the CData MySQL ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import MySQL data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for MySQL enables you to link to MySQL data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import MySQL data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to MySQL as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

The Server and Port properties must be set to a MySQL server. If IntegratedSecurity is set to false, then User and Password must be set to valid user credentials. Optionally, Database can be set to connect to a specific database. If not set, tables from all databases will be returned.

Import MySQL Data

Follow the steps below to import MySQL data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData MySQL Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT ShipName, Freight FROM Orders

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.

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