1. Open "ODBC Data Sources" in the control panel.

2. Select the "User DSN" tab

3. Click on "Add"

4. Select the "Microsoft Access Driver"

5. Type in the name you want to use to identify the database in the
   "Data Source Name" field.

6. Type in a description if you want.

7. Click on "Select" and select your access database file. The file must
not be open during this step (close Microsoft Access if you have it open).

8. You have now established a named ODBC data source and can close the
control panel.



Links:

roth.net: http://www.roth.net/perl/odbc/

The Win32::ODBC FAQ
http://www.ibc.wustl.edu/perl5/other/Win32/odbc.html

A Tutorial
http://www.netaxs.com/~joc/perl/article/Article.html