DBD::ODBC Connection no longer working

From: Dennis M. Gray (d0325mgray_at_fareast.com.au)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:06:26 +1000 (EST)
To: dbi-users@perl.org

This is my connection string in a script that no longer works. The file
has not been moved. I am not sure what file it cannot find.

$dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:ODBC:driver=Microsoft Access Driver
(*.mdb);dbq=F:/GROUPS/BUSINESS/BSS/safeguards/systems/testing/safeguards_test.mdb')
        or die "Cannot connect to Safeguards Test database";

OUTPUT BELOW:

DBI = 1.37
DBD::ODBC = 1.07
PERL = 5.8.2
DBI connect('driver=Microsoft Access Driver
(*.mdb);dbq=F:/GROUPS/BUSINESS/BSS/s
afeguards/systems/testing/safeguards_test.mdb','',...) failed:
[Microsoft][ODBC
Microsoft Access Driver] Could not find file '(unknown)'. (SQL-HY000)(DBD:
db_lo
gin/SQLConnect err=-1) at F:\safeguards\SYSTEMS\TESTING\Dataload scripts
and dat
a\DATA\DENNIS\make_request.pl line 18
Cannot connect to Safeguards Test database at
F:\safeguards\SYSTEMS\TESTING\Data
load scripts and data\DATA\DENNIS\make_request.pl line 18. 

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Dennis M. Gray
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