Gray Wolf Blog

Fast paced and entertaining. The end is a bit of a mess. Characters seem plastic.

Good People

Started out with promise, but didn’t deliver.

The Blade Itself: A Novel

Strange and enjoyable book.

The Comedians (Penguin Classics)

I was getting an error saying the .Net provider could not be found when attempting to connect to a MySql db in hosted environment. If the MySql.Data.MySqlClient is not loaded in the GAC on the hosted server, you will need to add a reference in your web.config, if you want to use the SqlDataSource control.

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2. web.config - make sure the version matches your MySqlClient version
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4. <system.data>
5. <DbProviderFactories>
6. <add name="MySQL Data Provider" invariant="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" description=".Net Framework Data Provider for MySQL" type="MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlClientFactory, MySql.Data, Version=5.2.7.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d" />
7. </DbProviderFactories>
8. </system.data>
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10. SqlDataSource reference
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12. <asp:SqlDataSource ProviderName="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" ID="dsData" runat="server" ></asp:SqlDataSource>
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14. Download this code: MySqlRemote.txt

Bourne Identity meets Upstairs / Downstairs. A bit stilted in places, but not bad overall.

The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Classics)

Drags for bit, but soldiers on.

Long Time No See

Too bad the MySql GUI can’t handle this, but it is what it is: