You are using a Perl configured with threading enabled. Please read the warnings in DBI about this. You should also be aware that on non-Windows platforms ODBC drivers come in two forms, thread-safe and non-thread-safe drivers and you may need to make sure you are using the right one. Press return to continue... Use of uninitialized value in string ne at /export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/5.6.1/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 141. Configuring DBD::ODBC ... >>> Remember to actually *READ* the README file! And re-read it if you have any problems. Using DBI 1.48 (for perl 5.006001 on sun4-solaris-thread-multi) installed in /export/home/cpanrun/build/5.6.1/lib/site_perl/5.6.1/sun4-solaris-thread-multi/auto/DBI/ The DBD::ODBC module needs to link with an ODBC 'Driver Manager'. (The Driver Manager, in turn, needs one or more database specific ODBC drivers. The DBD::ODBC module does _not_ include any ODBC drivers!) You need to indicate where your ODBC Driver Manager is installed. You can do this ether by setting the ODBCHOME environment variable or by runing 'perl Makefile.PL -o odbcdir'. If you do not have an ODBC Driver Manager you can try building the free iODBC Driver Manager in the iodbcsrc directory. Makefile.PL aborted.