#Windows-based Perl/DBI/MS Access example
 use DBI;

#open connection to Access database
$dbh = DBI->connect( "dbi:ODBC:driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);
+dbq=C:TestCasesXP2K.mdb", "", "" );



#prepare and execute SQL statement
$stg = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE, REQUIREMENT FROM TestCasesOutp
+ut WHERE PassFail = "FAIL"');
print "are we getting here";
$stg->execute || 
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?";
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE FROM TestCasesOutput');
$sth->execute || 
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?";
#output database results
$stt = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REQUIREMENT FROM TestCasesOutput');
$stt->execute || 
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?";
#output database results
while (@row=$stg->fetchrow_array)  {
    @row1=$sth->fetchrow_array;
    @row2=$stt->fetchrow_array;
    open(fileOUT, ">>log.txt") or dienice("Can't open log.txt for writ
+ing: $!");
    flock(fileOUT, 2);
    seek(fileOUT, 0, 2);
    print fileOUT "Reference:   @row1\n";
    print fileOUT "Requirement:  @row2\n\n\n\n";
    }
close(fileOUT);
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Here is the exact code but I am still receiveing the same error.

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