Sample code (Untested): 
use strict;
use DBI;
my $dbh =DBConnect();
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM WHATEVER");
################
sub DBConnect{
  # Connect to the database
  my $CONNECTIONSTRING =
           "DSN=mySystemDSN;" .
           "Uid=myUsername;" .
           "Pwd=myPassword" ;

  return  DBI->connect("DBI:ODBC:$CONNECTIONSTRING",
                  '','', # Username and password
                  # Now set the DBI Attributes ...
                  {RaiseError => 1,  # do this, or check every call fo
+r errors
                   ChopBlanks=> 1, LongTruncOk  =>1, LongReadLen => 25
+}
                   )
        or die "Couldn't open database:'$CONNECTIONSTRING'\n $DBI::err
+str; stopped";
}

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btw - it is "DSN", not DNS.

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In reply to Re: Perl and Access 2000 by NetWallah
in thread Perl and Access 2000 by ParisR

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