Clarion 6 and MySql 5 without ODBC

[DaytonaBeach]

I need to avoid odbc and access a mysql 5.0.27 database without using
odbc. Should I create some type of wrapper around the api libmysql.dll
or ??? Any suggestions or dialog of any type would be helpful at this
point. Are there any templates available that do not use odbc to
access mysql 5??? I find it hard to believe that I am the first one
that needs to do this.

[DaytonaBeach]

Here's my strategy at this point:
Create wrapper dll around libmysql.dll using VB2005(vb.net on 2.0
platform).
Call functions in that wrapper using Clarion 6.

[DaytonaBeach]

What a pain in the nyanyaaa that was. Anyways, I found a better way
that works very well. I run functions in C6 that are in a .net 2005
com interop assembly dll that I drop into the c6 exe dir. Inside
the .net assy I have set a reference to MySql 5 Connector net and
boom... we have fast access to MySql 5 from Clarion 5 or 6 using
a .net data layer. And now I am able to use any of the thousands
of .net features inside my Clarion application. Life is Good.... A big
round of applause to Wade Hatler and his 6 part series of articles on
mixing clarion with .net. You Da Man Wade!