--- nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Handler/DBI.pm	2002/12/01 07:09:09	1.7
+++ nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Handler/DBI.pm	2002/12/01 22:20:43	1.8
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #################################
 #
-#  $Id: DBI.pm,v 1.7 2002/12/01 07:09:09 joko Exp $
+#  $Id: DBI.pm,v 1.8 2002/12/01 22:20:43 joko Exp $
 #
 #  $Log: DBI.pm,v $
+#  Revision 1.8  2002/12/01 22:20:43  joko
+#  + sub createDb (from Storage.pm)
+#
 #  Revision 1.7  2002/12/01 07:09:09  joko
 #  + sub getListFiltered (dummy redirecting to getListUnfiltered)
 #
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@
 
   $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ . "->configureCOREHANDLE" );
 
+  return if !$self->{COREHANDLE};
+
   # apply configured modifications to DBI-handle
     if (exists $self->{locator}->{dbi}->{trace_level} && exists $self->{locator}->{dbi}->{trace_file}) {
       $self->{COREHANDLE}->trace($self->{locator}->{dbi}->{trace_level}, $self->{locator}->{dbi}->{trace_file});
@@ -202,4 +207,41 @@
   return $self->getListUnfiltered($nodename);
 }
 
+# TODO: do this via a parametrized "$self->connect(<connect just to database server - don't select database>)"
+sub createDb {
+  
+  my $self = shift;
+  
+  # get dsn from Data::Storage::Locator instance
+  my $dsn = $self->{locator}->{dbi}->{dsn};
+
+  $logger->debug( __PACKAGE__ .  "->createDb( dsn $dsn )" );
+
+  # remove database setting from dsn-string
+  $dsn =~ s/database=(.+?);//;
+  
+  # remember extracted database name to know what actually to create right now
+  my $database_name = $1;
+
+  # flag to indicate goodness
+  my $ok;
+  
+  # connect to database server - don't select/use any specific database
+  #if ( my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, '', '', { PrintError => 0 } ) ) {
+  if ( my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, '', '', $self->{locator}->{dbi} ) ) {
+
+    if ($database_name) {
+      if ($dbh->do("CREATE DATABASE $database_name")) {
+        $ok = 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    $dbh->disconnect();
+
+  }
+  
+  return $ok;
+  
+}
+
 1;