MySQL.Database

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MySQL.Database is a Power Query M function that returns a table of SQL tables, views, and stored scalar functions available in a MySQL database on a specified server and database instance. The function returns a table with available SQL objects and supports various optional parameters for configuration.

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Syntax

MySQL.Database(
   server as text,
   database as text,
   optional options as nullable record,
) as table

Description

Returns a table of SQL tables, views, and stored scalar functions available in a MySQL database on server server in the database instance named database. The port may be optionally specified with the server, separated by a colon. An optional record parameter, options, may be specified to control the following options:

  • Encoding: A TextEncoding value that specifies the character set used to encode all queries sent to the server (default is null).
  • CreateNavigationProperties: A logical (true/false) that sets whether to generate navigation properties on the returned values (default is true).
  • NavigationPropertyNameGenerator: A function that is used for the creation of names for navigation properties.
  • Query: A native SQL query used to retrieve data. If the query produces multiple result sets, only the first will be returned.
  • CommandTimeout: A duration that controls how long the server-side query is allowed to run before it is canceled. The default value is ten minutes.
  • ConnectionTimeout: A duration that controls how long to wait before abandoning an attempt to make a connection to the server. The default value is driver-dependent.
  • TreatTinyAsBoolean: A logical (true/false) that determines whether to force tinyint columns on the server as logical values. The default value is true.
  • OldGuids: A logical (true/false) that sets whether char(36) columns (if false) or binary(16) columns (if true) will be treated as GUIDs. The default value is false.
  • ReturnSingleDatabase: A logical (true/false) that sets whether to return all tables of all databases (if false) or to return tables and views of the specified database (if true). The default value is false.
  • HierarchicalNavigation: A logical (true/false) that sets whether to view the tables grouped by their schema names (default is false).

The record parameter is specified as [option1 = value1, option2 = value2…] or [Query = “select …”] for example.

Learn more about MySQL.Database in the following articles:

    Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
    Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/mysql-database

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