So here is my sql statement and connection to the DB(MS SQL), and this seems to work fine. I can do SELECTS and stuff from the DB with this connection 
$SQL = "INSERT INTO iCDRSbw (rec_num,src_file,src_host,init_status,cdr
+_day,last_modified,city,state,cname,vname,            
            npa,nxx,ocn,lata,lata_name,pdd,zone_id,cdrs_seq,file_seq,g
+c_id
) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,
          ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)";


my $database_username = "USER";
my $database_password = "PASS";
my $msdsn = q/dbi:ODBC:DRIVER={SQL Server};Server=10.0.0.5;attr=value/
+;
my $dbh = DBI->connect( $msdsn, $database_username, $database_password
+ )
  or die "ERROR";
$dbh->do("use db_name") or log_die("$DBI::errstr");

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And here is the execute 
unless (
        $sth->execute($rec_num, '$src_cdr_file', '$host','$init_status
+',
            '$f[20]',   '$f[04]', '$city',         '$state',
            '$cname',   '$vname',        $npa,          $nxx,
            '$ocn',     $lata,         $lata_name,    $pdd,
            $f[0],    $f[1],         $f[2],         '$f[3]'
            
        )
          )
    {
        $now = localtime(time);
        print "Error inserting: $DBI::errstr\n"
          if ($LOGERR);
    }

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$f20 and $f04 are dates, everything else in single quotes are char fields. Otherwise they are int fields. All variables are populated, but just in case I set each field to allow NULL = true It gives me this error from the Server 
Error inserting: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Invalid character 
+value for cast specification (SQL-22018)(DBD: st_execute/SQLExecute e
+rr=-1)

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This statement works fine manually, so I am obviously not handling the variables correctly. 
INSERT INTO iCDRSbw (rec_num,src_file,src_host,init_status,cdr_day,las
+t_modified,city,state,cname,vname,            
            npa,nxx,ocn,lata,lata_name,pdd,zone_id,cdrs_seq,file_seq,g
+c_id
) VALUES (1,'icdr.5_5_5B.0.1.200712170000.052964.0','127.0.0.1','Unpro
+cessed','2007-12-17 00:00:47',
            '2007-12-17 00:00:47','NA','NA',' ',' ',
            999,999,' ',1,1,
            1,1,1,1,'AAAAC0dlvAgiIAABC7Przw.7591990');

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In reply to What is wrong with this mSQL insert? by hallikpapa

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