i am trying to add data to mysql from excel. i am getting the above error on this line: rs.Open strSQL, oConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic

here is my code:

Dim oConn As ADODB.Connection

Private Sub ConnectDB()
    Set oConn = New ADODB.Connection
    oConn.Open "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};" & _
        "SERVER=localhost;" & _
        "DATABASE=employees;" & _
        "USER=root;" & _
        "PASSWORD=some_pass;" & _
        "Option=3"

End Sub

Function esc(txt As String)
    esc = Trim(Replace(txt, "'", "\'"))
End Function


Private Sub InsertData()
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
    Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
    ConnectDB
    With wsBooks
        For rowCursor = 2 To 11
            strSQL = "INSERT INTO tutorial (author, title, price) " & _
                "VALUES ('" & esc(.Cells(rowCursor, 1)) & "', " & _
                "'" & esc(.Cells(rowCursor, 2)) & "', " & _
                esc(.Cells(rowCursor, 3)) & ")"
            rs.Open strSQL, oConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic
        Next
    End With
End Sub

whats wrong with rs.Open strSQL, oConn, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic ? why am i getting the odbc error?