While “creating an entire database from scratch, procedurally,” is a very interesting (and achievable) concept, most of the time I think it will work better to use other mechanisms, like a “setup” program or an install-script of some kind, to actually create the necessary environment.   “Yes, of course, you can build such a program in Perl.”   I’m just suggesting that you survey the entire field to see if this approach is the cleanest and quickest option that is available to you.   A great many things can be done, when there exists an easier way to do it, and “laziness is a virtue, too.”   JM2CW.