http://stackoverflow.

com/questions/8370615/exceldna-and-mysql
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using ExcelDna.Integration;
using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
public class MyFunctions
{
[ExcelFunction(Description = "Grabs data from database", Category = "Useful func
tions")]
public static string MultiplyThem(string[] args)
{
string connString = "Server=localhost;Port=3306;Database=test;Uid=root;passw
ord=pword";
MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connString);
MySqlCommand command = conn.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText = "SELECT field_value FROM customers";
try
{
conn.Open();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
string myvariable = "bad";
MySqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
myvariable = reader["field_value"].ToString();
}
return myvariable;
}
}