[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joel West) wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Sybase:$server", '$uid', '$uid'); > Gives the error: > > DBI connect('192.168.100.2','$uid',...) failed: Server message > number=18456 severity=14 state=1 line=0 text=Login failed for user > '$uid'.OpenClient message: LAYER = (0) ORIGIN = (0) SEVERITY = (78) > NUMBER = (46) > Server 192.168.100.2, database > Message String: Login incorrect. > at test1.pl line 9 Well I should hope that the correct username and password were distinct and something other than a dollar sign followed by a u, an i, and a d. Watch them thar quotes. :)