Openquery insert not working - mysql

Question

I have a linked MySQL -server to MSSQL-server and I am trying to INSERT data to the table admin_user on the MySQL -server, but end up getting the error:
Cannot process the object "dbo.admin_user". The OLE DB provider
"MSDASQL" for linked server "MYDB" indicates that either the object
has no columns or the current user does not have permissions on that
object.
This works fine:
SELECT * FROM openquery([MYDB], 'SELECT * FROM admin_user')
This gets the error:
INSERT into openquery([MYDB], 'dbo.admin_user') values ('Testi','Testaaja','me#google.com','koe','','','','','','1','N;','','')
Here are the rights of the user whom I used for creating the ODBC-connection
| xx.xxx.xxx.xx | me | *qweqweqwdq2edqdadasd|
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N
| Y | Y | Y | Y | Y
| Y | Y | Y | Y
| Y | Y | Y | Y
| Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y | | | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| | NULL |
> | % | me | *asdasadasdsadasdasdsad| Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
> Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y
> | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y
> | Y | Y | Y | Y
> | Y | Y | Y | Y
> | Y | Y | Y | Y |
> Y | | | |
> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
> | | NULL |
My catalog is bitnami_magento, I have the provider string configured with
DRIVER=(MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver); SERVER=
XX.XXX.XXX.XXX;PORT=3306;DATABASE=bitnami_magento;
USER=me;PASSWORD=mypass;OPTION=3;
Also I have unchecked the "Level zero only" box from Provider Options (MSDASQL) and made sure that ad_hoc queries are allowed. What I am doing wrong?
There are the instructions that I followed
http://dbperf.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/link-mysql-to-ms-sql-server2008/

Answer 1

You have an error in your query:
In the OPENQUERY() you have to use the MySQL table name instead of the MSSQL one (if you want to insert into the MySQL table).
The following syntax should work
INSERT INTO OPENQUERY([MYDB], 'SELECT * FROM mysqlDbName.mysqlTableName') VALUES
('Testi','Testaaja','me#google.com','koe','','','','','','1','N;','','')
Please change the mysqlDbName.mysqlTableName to you MySQL database and table name accordingly.

Answer 2

The problem was I am an idiot. The syntax for Openquery expects a result set to be returned.
So it apparently needs a "dummy query" to be incorporated as a part of the actual query so it will get the result set in response. Writing "where 1=0" makes the query faster as it will not get any actual results in response.
Working example:
insert openquery(MYDB, 'select firstname from admin_user where 1=0') values ('3','Testi','Testaaja','me#google.com','koe12','koe22','','','','0','0','1','','','')
OpenQuery requires a result set to be returned, but UPDATE, DELETE,
and INSERT statements that are used with OpenQuery do not return a
result set.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270119/fi