MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException was unhandled by user code

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Dear All,

I just installed Mysql 5.1 and .net connector 6.1.
When trying to configure a sqldatasource in visual studio 2008, i get this error when testing the query:

MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException was unhandled by user code
Message="You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '[firstname], [lastname] FROM [giftcard_users]' at line 1"
Source="MySql.Data"
ErrorCode=-2147467259
Number=1064
StackTrace:
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlStream.ReadPacket()
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.NativeDriver.ReadResult()
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.ResultSet.NextResult()
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlDataReader.NextResult()
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand.ExecuteDbDataReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbCommand.System.Data.IDbCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.FillInternal(DataSet dataset, DataTable[] datatables, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, String srcTable, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataSet dataSet, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, String srcTable, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataSet dataSet, String srcTable)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.SqlDataSourceView.ExecuteSelect(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments)
at System.Web.UI.DataSourceView.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments, DataSourceViewSelectCallback callback)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataBoundControl.PerformSelect()
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataBoundControl.DataBind()
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridView.DataBind()
at CssTemps._Default.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\CA\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\CssTemps\CssTemps\Default.aspx.cs:line 16
at System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
InnerException:

what is this and how can i fix it?

Thanks in advance