MySQL

Version:
Current
Last modified: March 27, 2020
Connection Type

ODBC (32- and 64-bit)
Driver Details

The ODBC driver can be downloaded from MySQL.

In-Database processing requires 64-bit database drivers.
Type of Support

Read & Write, In-Database
Validated On

Database version 5.1
Database version 5.6, 5.7 (Spatial support)
ODBC client version 5.01.04.00, 5.01.12.00
ODBC client version 5.02.06.00, ANSI and Unicode® encoding (Spatial support)

Alteryx tools used to connect

For Standard workflow processing

Link
Input Data Tool Icon

Input Data Tool

Link
Output Data Tool Icon

Output Data Tool

For In-Database workflow processing

Link
Blue icon with database being plugged in.

Connect In-DB Tool

Link
Blue icon with a stream-like object flowing into a database.

Data Stream In Tool

Limitations

Database Version 5.1
  • Maximum Columns In Table: 4096
  • Maximum Column Name Length: 64 characters
  • Maximum Row Size: 65535 bytes (does not include LOB size)
ODBC Version 5.01.04.00 (32- and 64-bit)
  • Fixed Numeric is transported as a SQL_C_CHAR; SQL_NUMERIC not supported.
  • Known bug with BIT datatypes (MySQL Bug#37118) - returns false no matter what you do.
OLEDB

MySQL does not have a native OLEDB provider.

Spatial
Was This Helpful?

Running into problems or issues with your Alteryx product? Visit the Alteryx Community or contact support.