Works for me ;)
I have:
- ActiveState Perl 5.8.8 (build 817)
- DBI v1.53
- DBD::ODBC v1.13
All of the following datasource strings work:
- for SQLServer Express 2005: 'dbi:ODBC:Driver={SQL Server};SERVER=.\SQLExpress;'
- for SQLServer 2005: 'dbi:ODBC:Driver={SQL Server};SERVER=123.123.123.123;'
- DSN-based: 'dbi:ODBC:DSN=mydsn1'
Perhaps you might try upgrading your perl.
-David