Here is some code I have for connecting to Access: 

$DSN = 'dbi:ODBC:driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);dbq='.$Databas
+e;
$DBH = DBI->connect($DSN, undef, undef) 
       || ExitProg(ERR->{odbc},'['.$DBI::errstr.' - '.$DBI::err.']');
$DBH->{LongReadLen}=2048;

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And here is some code I have for connecting to MS SQL Server: 

$DSN = 'dbi:ODBC:driver={SQL Server};server={'.$Server.'};database={'.
+$Database.'}';
$DBH = DBI->connect($DSN, undef, undef) 
       || ExitProg(ERR->{odbc},'['.$DBI::errstr.' - '.$DBI::err.']');

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Please note... ExitProg is a sub I use, and is probably not in your program. *Smiles* Also, you will need to fill in the blanks for $Database and $Server as well as set your own value for $DBH->{LongReadLen} (if you use "memo" fields).

One more also... I have "undef, undef" for username and password... if you need those, they are important to fill in. *Grins* (The example snippet was from a program which used Windows authentication to the database.)

In reply to Re: Accessing Access DB with DBI by Rhose
in thread Accessing Access DB with DBI by skyler

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