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in reply to SQL 2005 access

I think DBD::Sybase will also allow connection. I use this with FreeTDS to connect to Netcool and I think connection to MSSQL is also present. You'll need to check the FreeTDS docs to set up the connection description including TDS Version which describes the sort of database. I use 5.0 to connect to Netcool and I think 8.0 is some form of MSSQL database.