use Win32::OLE;
        use constant adOpenKeySet => 1;
        use constant adLockPessimistic => 2;
        use constant adCmdTable => '&H0002';

        my $db_connection = new Win32::OLE('ADODB.Connection');
    
        # Set the database connection details
        my $db_datasource = 'Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};
+';
          $db_datasource .= 'DBQ=classifieds.mdb';
    
        # Connect to the database and tie the recordset object to the 
+database.
        $db_connection->Open($db_datasource);

        my $rs = new Win32::OLE("ADODB.Recordset");

        # you're going to have to define your consts that
        # you're using in the vbscript example
        $rs->Open('ADS', $db_connection, adOpenKeySet, adLockPessimist
+ic, adCmdTable);
        $rs->AddNew();
        $rs->{'title'}{'Value'} = 'Ad title';
        $rs->{'posted_by'}{'Value'} = 'Simon Proctor';
        $rs->{'date_authorised'}{'Value'} = 0;
        $rs->Update();
        my $last_id = $rs->{'ID'}{'Value'};
        $rs->close();
        $db_connection->close();