在使用这个类库之前,你必须安装 
  ODBC MYSQL 3.51下载地址:http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-myodbc-3.51.html 
  Driver ODBC.NET下载地址:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6CCD8427-1017-4F33-A062-D165078E32B1&displaylang=en 
  在这个库中有三个类: 
  ManipStringForMySQL: 此类修改SGBD的字符串 
  MySQL_Requettes: 发送请求 
  MySQL_Utils : 对SGBD数据进行测试
下面是使用此类库操作MySql的一个例子
以下为引用的内容:
  //对DataSet进行操作 
  Public Shared Function MyODBCDataset(ByVal ReqSQL As String, _
 ByVal LaBase As String, ByVal Server As String, _
 ByVal Password As String, ByVal User As String, _
 ByVal NomDataSet As String) As DataSet
 ' Connexion à un server MySQL 
 'avec le Driver ODBC 3.51 avec requette qui renvoie un dataset
 Dim MyConString As String = _
 "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};SERVER=" & Server _
 & ";DATABASE=" & LaBase & ";UID=" & User _
 & ";PASSWORD=" & Password & ";OPTION=3;"
  Dim MyODBCConnexion As New OdbcConnection(MyConString)
 Try
 Dim ds As New DataSet()
 Dim cmd As OdbcDataAdapter = New 
 OdbcDataAdapter(ReqSQL, MyConString)
 Dim MyCommand As New OdbcCommand()
 Dim MyDataReader As OdbcDataReader
 cmd.Fill(ds, NomDataSet)
 MyODBCConnexion.Close()
 Return ds
 Catch MyOdbcException As OdbcException
 ' 
 HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(MyOdbcException.ToString)
 Catch MyException As Exception
 ' 
 HttpContext.Current.Response.Write(MyException.ToString)
 End Try
End Function 
//对函数的调用
 Dim MonDatasetTemp As DataSet = MySQL_Requettes.MyODBCDataset(
 SQL,
 constantes.ODBCBase, 
 constantes.ODBCServer, 
 constantes.ODBCPwd, 
 constantes.ODBCUser, 
 "MonDataset")