PL = VB.net Issue: format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 17

connection string:

 objconn.ConnectionString = ("server=" & txtServer.Text & ";" _
        & "user id=" & "'" & txtUserId.Text & ";" _
        & "password=" & txtPassword.Text & ";" _
        & "database=try")
    Try
            objconn.Open()
            MsgBox("Connected")
            objconn.Close()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try

-objconn is declared as new mysqlconnection

every time I run the application and try to login, i keep on receiving this error message,

I already double checked my line of connection string.

im using 'localhost' as server and 'root' as username, password is blank.

thank you in advance for your response