if you're running the script on unix and trying to connect to an NT-based SQL Server, you could try and use the FreeTDS library...
a) in the FreeTDS "interfaces" file, configure the connection to the SQL Server like this : 
myserver
   query tcp tds4.2 10.0.2.1 1433

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b) in your Perl script, include code which goes something like this : 
$ENV{'SYBASE'} = "/freetds" unless $ENV{'SYBASE'};
my $dbh;
 $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Sybase:server=myserver",userid,password);

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hth

In reply to Re: connecting Perl with MS SQL Server on NT using ODBC by screamingeagle
in thread connecting Perl with MS SQL Server on NT using ODBC by peacemaker1820

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