Creating a new database using DBI

[Hollingworth David-dholli01]

Hi   I am using Perl version 5.00503 on Solaris 8 with the DBI::Informix module (Informix V9.2).   I want to be able to create a new database if it doesn't already exist so I: Connect to sysmaster Query sysdatabases for my database name It's not there so I "create database x with buffered logging" At which point it bombs with SQL: -759: Cannot use database commands in an explicit database connection.   The create doesn't work because I'm already connected to a database; but in order to use the database driver I need a database handle and to get a database handle I have to connect to a database (D'OH!).   Is there any way to do this??   Thanks in advance   David Hollingworth