use DBI; $start = time; $dbh_metro = DBI->connect("dbi:ADO:metro"); $finish = time - $start; $Response->write("
##
$start = time;
$dbh_metro = $Server->CreateObject('ADODB.Connection');
$dbh_metro->Open("metro");
$finish = time - $start;
$Response->write("took $finish seconds to connect DB
\n");