Crystal Reports for Eclipse & MySQL 8

[rinoa]

Can Crystal Reports for Eclipse connect to MySQL version 8? If yes, how?

[DonWilliams]

See this page for supported platforms:

Where's the supported platform information for SAP Crystal Reports 2020?

Click on this link to view the SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Supported Platforms (PAM): https://www.sap.com/documents/2020/06/b2ec5eaa-9d7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html

Look for:

Data Access
Please consult the file:
CR 2020 Data Access
Notes:
• Crystal Reports 2020 is offered as a 64-bit native binary. It requires 64-bit data source middleware
connectivity on all operating systems.
• Crystal Reports 2020 uses the 64-bit ODBC registry on all versions of Windows. To administer 64-bit
ODBC DSNs on 64-bit versions of Windows, run the 64-bit ODBC Administrator, located here:
C:\Windows\System32\odbcad32.exe

MySQL Community Server	5.7	ODBC		MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3	End of Support
JDBC		MySQL Connector/J (JDBC) 5.1	End of Support
8	ODBC		MySQL Connector/ODBC 8.0	Direct
JDBC		MySQL Connector/J (JDBC) 8.0	Direct