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NAME

       DBIx::DataSource - Database-independant create and drop functions

SYNOPSIS

	 use DBIx::DataSource qw( create_database drop_database );

	 create_database( $data_source, $username, $password )
	   or warn $DBIx::DataSource::errstr;

	 drop_database( $data_source, $username, $password )
	   or warn $DBIx::DataSource::errstr;

DESCRIPTION

       This module implements create_database and drop_database functions for databases.  It aims to provide a common interface to database cre-
       ation and deletion regardless of the actual database being used.

       Currently supported databases are MySQL and PostgreSQL.	Assistance adding support for other databases is welcomed and relatively simple -
       see DBIx::DataSource::Driver.

FUNCTIONS

       create_database DATA_SOURCE USERNAME PASSWORD
	   Create the database specified by the given DBI data source.

       drop_database DATA_SOURCE
	   Drop the database specified by the given DBI data source.

AUTHOR

       Ivan Kohler <ivan-dbix-datasource@420.am>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2000 Ivan Kohler Copyright (c) 2000 Mail Abuse Prevention System LLC All rights reserved.	This program is free software; you
       can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

BUGS

       If DBI data sources were objects, these functions would be methods.

SEE ALSO

       DBIx::DataSource::Driver, DBIx::DataSource::mysql, DBIx::DataSource::Pg, DBI

perl v5.8.0							    2000-09-25							     DataSource(3)