Posted on: 3/17/2014 9:09:22 AM | Views : 397

Hello everyone,
I am creating a web form to insert into database in mysql using Visual Studio 2012 premium.
First i installed the visual studio mysql connector 6.8.3 but i can't use per example:
Dim com As New MySqlCommand I can use only:
Dim com As New SqlCommand Secondly, i got an error:

SqlException was unhandled by user code
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)
Here is the connection String:
Private strConnString As String = & ...

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