use DBI; my $datasource = "driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);dbq=new.mdb"; my $username = 'admin'; my $password = ''; my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:ODBC:$datasource", $username, $password) || die "Error connecting: $!"; my $sql = "CREATE TABLE DBITable (FirstName TEXT, LastName TEXT)"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql); $sth->execute;