Hmmm ... what version of DBI & DBD::ODBC are you using? that works fine for me. (aside from the quoting probs).

Update: Oh ... those weren't quoting problems. You changed a dot into a comma. (I only did that because I hate line wrapping in code samples.) Ultimately, it should be:

my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:ODBC:driver={SQL Server};SERVER=Bobs.panca
+ke.hut;DATABASE=flapjacks;", "account","password");
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