I am pulling my hair out trying to get the IDE connected to mySQL via FireDac. Here is what I have tried:

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I am pulling my hair out trying to get the IDE connected to mySQL via FireDac. Here is what I have tried:

1. Downloaded mySQL and extracted 32bit libmysql.dll
2. Copied it into the Windows/System32 folder
3. Added Windows/System32 to path
4. Edited the FDDrivers.ini file and added:
[MySQL]
VendorLib=c:\Windows\System32\libmysql.dll

What am I missing here? I can use MyDac and I connect very easily. But I am in a situation now where I can not use any third party components and must use the built in FireDac in Delphi. Help please!

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  1. David HeffernanSeptember 23, 2016 at 11:27 PM

    No not correct. Don't modify the system folder. It belongs to the system.

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  2. Bob JohnsonSeptember 24, 2016 at 9:09 AM

    Ok, got it. I removed everything and copied the dll into the app directory. Works great!

    Seems like there should be a central repository in Delphi for this kind of thing; i.e. copy it once into this "add-on" folder and then Delphi takes care of the rest for development and deployment. But what do I know..

    Thanks so much, everytime I come to this group I get an education! Without you all I would be lost. :-)

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  3. David HeffernanSeptember 24, 2016 at 9:27 AM

    That's more of a Windows issue. Keeping all the dependencies in the same folder as the exe is best practice on Windows. Not really Delphi specific.

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