Connecting to Mysql db in Excel - mysql

Question

So, I have to write a piece of code at my internship to link some excel worksheets with a MySQL DB and keep them updated, so far I have this but it keeps giving me errors. Do you see any mistakes?
Thanks for reading.
The error I get is: runtime error -2147217900 automation error.
PS: I'm very new to VBA
Dim server_name As String
Dim database_name As String
Dim user As String
Dim Password As String
Dim rs As adodb.Recordset
Dim naam As String
Dim oConn As adodb.Connection
Public Sub getSerieNummer()
Dim result As String
Dim b As Long
Dim strSQL As String
naam = Range("C1").Value
server_name = "servername"
database_name = "dbname"
user_id = "idname"
Password = "password"
Set oConn = New adodb.Connection
oConn.Open "SERVER=" & server_name _
& ";PORT=3306" _
& ";DATABASE=" & database_name _
& ";UID=" & user_id _
& ";PWD=" & Password & _
";DSN=name_in_odbc;"
strSQL = "SELECT [serial_number] FROM view_aix WHERE [name] ='" & naam & "';"
Set rs = oConn.Execute(strSQL)
b = 0
With rs
Do Until .EOF
b = b + 1
result = !serial_number
rs.MoveNext
Loop
End With
oConn.Close
rs.Close
Set rs.ActiveConnection = Nothing
Set oConn = Nothing
Range("C2").Value = result
End Sub

Answer 1

MySQL do not support "[" instead use " ` ".
Maybe is your connection string the problem.
ODBC Connection Style
Driver={mySQL};Server=localhost;Option=16834;Database=myDataBase;
OLEDB Connection Style
Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=mydb;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;