I get the following error when trying to use DBI:Pg 
install_driver(Pg) failed: Can't load '/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.
+0/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBD/Pg/Pg.so' for module DBD::Pg: libp
+q.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory at 
+/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm line 229.
 at (eval 7)[/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/
+DBI.pm:597] line 3
Compilation failed in require at (eval 7)[/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5
+.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/DBI.pm:597] line 3.
Perhaps a required shared library or dll isn't installed where expecte
+d
 at dbusers line 6
        DBI::install_driver('DBI','Pg') called at /usr/lib/perl5/vendo
+r_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/DBI.pm line 497
        DBI::connect('DBI','DBI:Pg:dbname=shop1','','') called at dbus
+ers line 6

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The code is: 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use DBI;

# Connect to the database
my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:Pg:dbname=shop1', '', '')
    or die "Couldn't open database: '$DBI::errstr'; <br>stopped";

$dbh->do("CREATE TABLE users (uid INT, login CHAR(8))");

$dbh->disconnect;

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~ I am very new to this any help will be greatly appreciated. Lewie

Edited by Chady -- added code tags.

In reply to using DBI to connect to postgres by Anonymous Monk

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