1. Download and install MySQL Connector ODBC at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.1.html 2. Create a new Windows Application in C# express 3. Add the System.Data.Odbc namespace 4. Add a DataGridView 5. Use the following code to fill the DataGridView OdbcConnection cn = new OdbcConnection("Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=myDatabase; User=root;Password=;Option=3;"); cn.Open(); OdbcCommand cmd = new OdbcCommand("Select * from test",cn); OdbcDataAdapter ad = new OdbcDataAdapter(cmd); DataTable dt = new DataTable(); ad.Fill(dt); dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; ******************************************************************************* The code should look like this: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; ...