my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI::ODBC ... etc $dsn") 
    or die("Couldn't connect to $dsn: $DBI::errstr\n");

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my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table VALUES (value1, value2, value3)");

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my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table VALUES (?, ?, ?)");

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$sth->execute($foo, $bar, $baz);