Oracle 5.0 Reference Manual page 1844

If you have problems running the installer, you can download a zip file without an installer as
an alternative. That file is called mysql-connector-net-version-noinstall.zip. After
downloading the zip archive, extract the files to a location of your choice.
The file contains the following directories:
• bin: Connector/Net MySQL libraries for different versions of the .NET environment.
• Docs: Connector/Net documentation in CHM format.
• Samples: Sample code and applications that use the Connector/Net component.
Connector/Net 6.0.x has a different directory structure:
• Assemblies: A collection of DLLs that make up the connector functionality.
• Documentation: Connector/Net documentation in CHM format.
• Samples: sample code and applications that use the Connector/Net component.
Another zip file available for download contains the source code distribution. This file is named
connector-net-version-src.zip.
The file contains the following directories:
• Documentation: Source files to build the documentation into the compiled HTML (CHM) format.
• Installer: Source files to build the Connector/Net installer program.
• MySql.Data: Source files for the core data provider.
• MySql.VisualStudio: Source files for the Microsoft Visual Studio extensions.
• MySql.Web: Source files for the web providers. This includes code for the membership provider, role
provider and profile provider. These are used in ASP.NET web sites.
• Samples: Source files for several example applications.
• Tests: A spreadsheet listing test cases.
• VisualStudio: Resources used by the Visual Studio plugin.
Finally, ensure that
using Microsoft Visual Studio, add
20.2.2.2. Installing Connector/Net on Unix with Mono
There is no installer available for installing the Connector/Net component on your Unix installation.
Before installing, ensure that you have a working Mono project installation. To test whether your
system has Mono installed, enter:
shell> mono --version
The version of the Mono JIT compiler is displayed.
To compile C# source code, make sure a Mono C# compiler is installed. Note that there are two Mono
C# compilers available, mcs, which accesses the 1.0-profile libraries, and gmcs, which accesses the
2.0-profile libraries.
Connector/Net Installation
is accessible to your program at build time (and runtime). If
MySql.Data.dll
MySql.Data
Note
If using MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.5 and above, the
provided will work with both .NET Framework 2.x and 4.x.
as a Reference to your project.
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MySql.Data.dll
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