An example Win32::ODBC connection might look like this (from the Perl DBI book):

use Win32::ODBC;

my $db = new Win32::ODBC("DSN=MyDataDSN;UID=user;PWD=password") || die
+ Win32::ODBC::Error();
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If you're already familiar with the Perl DBI, you can use DBD::ODBC:  my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:ODBC:odbc_dsn"); You'll have to set up a Data Source Name with the ODBC32 applet in the Control Panel.

disclaimer: I'm working from notes here, as my Win32 programming experience is minimal, and I see no reason to change that. :)