in reply to using a module

Under ordinary circumstances you never need to "use DBD::Foo", you simply "use DBI" then name Foo in the DBI connect string e.g.
use DBI; my $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:Informix:...

The errors you're getting look like you may have an improperly installed DBD::Informix but I'd suggest trying it with the proper connection string first and reinstall if you get similar errors.