Error 0x80131047 loading MySQL Connector DLL - mysql

Question

PowerShell has just been opened sourced (v6.0.0-alpha.10), and I'm
trying to get it to connect to a MySQL instance from OS X.
Oracle seems to suggest (if I'm reading it correctly) that they have a
.Net Core connector
here.
I ran the install like this:
Install-Package MySql.ConnectorNET.Entity -Destination /MySQL
and the output looked good:
Name Version Source Summary
---- ------- ------ -------
MySql.ConnectorNET.Data 6.8.3.2 nugget ADO.Net driver for MySQL
MySql.ConnectorNET.Entity 6.8.3.2 nugget MySql Connector/NET for Entity Framework 6
When I try loading the assembly like this:
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load(/MySQL/MySql.ConnectorNET.Data.6.8.3.2/lib/net45/MySql.Data.dll)
I get the following error (note that I pass the path in with a
variable $dll):
Exception calling "Load" with "1" argument(s): "Could not load
file or assembly
'/MySQL/MySql.ConnectorNET.Entity.6.8.3.2/lib/net40/MySql.Data.dll,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The given assembly name or
codebase was invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131047)" At
/development/scripts/test.ps1:28 char:1
+ [System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load("$dll")
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : FileLoadException
Any ideas on a workaround / fix? I realize that PowerShell is still in
alpha.
EDIT
I was able to install the MySQL provider using these two commands:
Register-PackageSource -Name nuget.org -ProviderName NuGet -Location https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/
Install-Package MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore -Destination /Volumes/Main/libraries/MySQL/ -AllowPrereleaseVersions
I tried registering all the assemblies I could think of:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.1.0.1/lib/netstandard1.3/Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.1.0.0/lib/netstandard1.1/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.dll
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json.1.0.0/lib/netstandard1.3/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json.dll
MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore.7.0.5-IR21/lib/netstandard1.6/MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore.dll
MySql.Data.7.0.5-IR21/lib/netstandard1.6/MySql.Data.dll
But, when trying to create a new MySql object, it still bombs out with
this:
New-Object : Cannot find type [MySql.Data.MySqlClient]:
verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.

Answer 1

That is not a .NET Core library - the word "Core" here indicates functionality shared between the EF6 and Web packages, and pre-dates the introduction of .NET Core.
Entity Framework Core has MySql libraries under development at the time of writing.

Answer 2

SOLUTION
So, it turns out I was on the (mostly) right track. All of the DLLs need to be loaded. Make life easier by copying them into their own directory, and then load them by iterating over each one:
copy the DLLs to a new location
Get-ChildItem "/Volumes/Main/libraries/mysql/*/lib/netstandard1.*/*.dll" | Copy-Item -Destination "/Volumes/Main/libraries/NEW_mysql" -Force
load all required DLLs
Get-ChildItem "/Volumes/Main/libraries/NEW_mysql" | ForEach-Object {
$path = "/Volumes/Main/libraries/NEW_mysql/" + $_.Name
Add-Type -Path $path -PassThru | Out-Null
}