SELECT * FROM Linked MySQL server

Question

I have a SQL Server 2012.(120.120.55.15)

Today I linked MySQL server(120.120.55.30) to my SQLServer and gave it a name "MYSQL".

In Object Explorer everything seems fine. I can see MySQL server's database "exampleDataBase" and tables in it.

But when I try to run select query like this:

SELECT * 
FROM   openquery
        (
        MYSQL, 
        '
         SELECT * 
         FROM [exampleDataBase].[msProcMatrix]
        '
        )

I get a mistake:

Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "MYSQL" reported an error. The provider did not give any information about the error. Msg 7350, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Cannot get the column information from OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "MYSQL".

What should be additionally done to use my linked MySQL server?

Answer 1

Found the decision:

SELECT * 
FROM openquery(MYSQL, 'SELECT * FROM exampleDataBase.msProcMatrix')

Without brackets!

Strange for me but works...

Answer 2

This worked great for me after fighting the same issue on MS SQL Server 2008 64bit using the MY SQL 3.51 64 bit ODBC driver

SELECT *
FROM OPENQUERY
(
   linked_server_name,
   'SELECT * FROM linked_database_name.linked_table_name'
)