use Win32::ODBC; $DSN = "Email Contacts"; my $myDb = Win32::ODBC->new($DSN); if (! $myDb){ print "Failed to Connect $DSN\n"; Win32::ODBC::DumpError(); die; } $SQLStatment = qq|Create Table emailContacts(address char(40) NOT NULL, lastName char(20), firstName char(10), MI char (2))|; if ($myDb->Sql($SQLStatment)){ print "Error creating the initial Table\n"; Win32::ODBC->DumpError(); } $myDb->Close();