VB.NET: The type initializer for 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient.Replication.ReplicationManager' threw an exception

Question

I don\'t know what may be wrong but that\'s what I get when I try to start the program:

The type initializer for MySql.Data.MySqlClient.Replication.ReplicationMana

Answer 1

Are you sure with that connection string?! Try to change it to:

conn.ConnectionString = "server=127.0.0.1;uid=root;pwd=test;database=snipper;"

Follow this reference:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/connector-net-programming-connecting-connection-string.html