You may have to download the ODBC MySQL driver from MySQL Community downloads.

Download ODBC MySQL Connector
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/

You may also have to look up the required connection info that you have to provide. You can get connection string details with samples from this third-party site https://www.connectionstrings.com/

before  you start, it would better read and understand ODBC Connection.

ODBC Connection

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.data.odbc.odbcconnection?view=dotnet-plat-ext-6.0

ODBC Command Type
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.data.odbc.odbccommand.commandtype?view=dotnet-plat-ext-6.0

Make sure the driver you want is installed

1.  Navigate to ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)
2.  On the Drivers tab, you can find list of drivers

Variables (DotNet Type)
OdbcConnection
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

Command
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

QueryReader
System.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataReader.’System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089′

Text Constants
ConnectionStr
DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver}; Server=YourServerName/IP; PORT=MysqlPORT;Database=mysql; User=UserName; Password=PassWord; Option=1;

MySqlQuery
SELECT * FROM mysql.db

C/AL Code

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