# Load necessary modules
use Win32::ODBC;  
use CGI;
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);

# DNS related Variables...
$username = "foo";
$password = "bar";
$database_path = "name_of_my_database.mdb";        

#create database object called $db...         
$db = new Win32::ODBC("DNS=$database_path;UID=$username;PWD=$password");    

# These lines do not give me an error...
# Doesn't this mean I have a proper connection?
if (undef $db){
    Win32::ODBC::DumpError();
}

# This line gives me an error which says something
# like Can't call method "Connection" on undefined
# value...
$con_number = $db->Connection;