Can I connect to a Microsoft SQL Server with MySQL Workbench

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moe picture moe · Oct 30, 2012 · Viewed 36.3k times · Source

Is it possible for me to connect to a MSSQL database server with MySQL Workbench?

Answer

Jake From State Farm picture Jake From State Farm · May 18, 2016

You cannot use MySQL Workbench as a Microsoft SQL Server client.

But technically speaking, yes, you can connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database using ODBC if you are using the database migration wizard.

Source: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-migration-wizard-connection.html

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