Win32::ODBC comes bundled w/ the newer builds of ActiveState Perl (
http://www.activestate.com). Define your Access DB as an ODBC source in the control panel, then call it as such.
Example:
$SQLcall = "SELECT * FROM main WHERE main.whatever = '$whatever'";
use Win32::ODBC;
$DB = new Win32::ODBC("TheNameYouGaveYourODBCSource");
$DB->Sql("$SQLcall");
$DB->FetchRow();
$check = $DB->Data();
$getwhatever = $DB->Data("whateverfieldnameyouwant
+");
$DB->Close();
FAQ available at
http://www.roth.net/odbc/odbcfaw.htm. Luck.