use DBI; $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:CSV:f_dir=/base/") or die "Cannot connect: " . $DBI::errstr; $sth = $dbh->prepare("CREATE TABLE a (id INTEGER, name CHAR(10))") or die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh->errstr(); $sth->execute() or die "Cannot execute: " . $sth->errstr(); $sth->finish(); $dbh->disconnect();