Character set 'utf8mb3' is not supported by .Net Framework

Georges El Hachem 25 Reputation points
2023-03-01T16:42:58.6733333+00:00

"Character set 'utf8mb3' is not supported by .Net Framework."

getting this error while trying to open MySQL database in visual studio 2019

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  1. Michael Taylor 50,591 Reputation points
    2023-03-01T19:07:48.0633333+00:00

    Interesting. utf8mb3 is deprecated in MySQL and it is not recommended. However refer to the following issue on Github from MySQL and a fix from them to get things to work correctly in .NET. The issue is on their side.