# Create a sample database zipcodes.* using DBD::DBM, # which ships with DBI. # ------ use/require pragmas use strict; # better compile-time checking use warnings; # better run-time warnings use DBI; # database interface # ------ define variables my $dbh = ""; # DBI handle # ------ create database sample table $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:DBM:"); $dbh->do(qq{ CREATE TABLE zipcodes ( last_modified TEXT ) }); $dbh->do(qq{ INSERT INTO zipcodes VALUES ( '1970-01-01' ) });